Bombay High Court invokes presumption of guilt under Section 22 MCOCA, refuses to quash FIR against businessman

The order came in a plea challenging the sanction granted Section 23(1) of MCOCA for the Court to take cognisance of and for the investigating agency to probe the offence under MCOCA.
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The Bombay High Court recently invoked presumption of guilt under Section 22(2) of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) while refusing to quash a first information report (FIR) against a businessman accused of being a part of a crime syndicate and committing extortion by giving threats of murder [Hemant Dhirajlal Banker v. State of Maharashtra & anr].

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