https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295552 The Supreme Court of India explained that invoking Section 3 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act depends on the existence of continuing unlawful activity, including cognizable offences punishable with at least three years' imprisonment, more than one charge-sheet before a competent court within the preceding ten years, and cognizance by that court. Those ingredients must be satisfied when the alleged act is committed, or when it first comes to light if the date of commission is unknown; a later event cannot retrospectively attract the penal provision. Article 20(1) reinforces that punishment must rest on law in force at the time of commission, so the invocation was unsustainable. en-us Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:24:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295552 The Supreme Court of India explained that invoking Section 3 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act depends on the existence of continuing unlawful activity, including cognizable offences punishable with at least three years' imprisonment, more than one charge-sheet before a competent court within the preceding ten years, and cognizance by that court. Those ingredients must be satisfied when the alleged act is committed, or when it first comes to light if the date of commission is unknown; a later event cannot retrospectively attract the penal provision. Article 20(1) reinforces that punishment must rest on law in force at the time of commission, so the invocation was unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295552