https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279361 Under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, a Special Court may receive a private complaint under Section 9(1), but cognizance cannot be taken unless the prior sanction requirement in Section 23(2) is satisfied by an officer not below the rank of Additional Director General of Police. Section 23 operates as a statutory safeguard and must be read harmoniously with Section 9. Because the Act overrides the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Special Court cannot invoke Section 156(3) to order investigation on a private complaint as a means of bypassing Section 23(2). en-us Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:18:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279361 Under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, a Special Court may receive a private complaint under Section 9(1), but cognizance cannot be taken unless the prior sanction requirement in Section 23(2) is satisfied by an officer not below the rank of Additional Director General of Police. Section 23 operates as a statutory safeguard and must be read harmoniously with Section 9. Because the Act overrides the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Special Court cannot invoke Section 156(3) to order investigation on a private complaint as a means of bypassing Section 23(2). Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279361