Supreme Court of India · 2017-10-09
STATE (NCT OF DELHI) vs BRIJESH SINGH @ ARUN KUMAR
- Citation / case number
- SC 2015/21881
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE (NCT OF DELHI)
- Respondent
- BRIJESH SINGH @ ARUN KUMAR
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of the appeal by the High Court regarding the discharge of the Respondents under Sections 3 and 4 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA). The Court emphasized that the stringent provisions of MCOCA are applicable when there is a clear indication of organized crime, which was not sufficiently established in this case. The Court held that the evidence presented did not meet the threshold required for invoking MCOCA, thus affirming the lower court's decision.