https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305788 MCOCA liability could not rest solely on prior charge-sheets and cognizance, because the statute also required proof of continuing unlawful activity and commission of organised crime after the Act came into force. The Court noted that the accused had to be shown to have continued unlawful acts using violence, intimidation, coercion or other unlawful means for pecuniary or other advantage. As the predicate offences ended in acquittal and no post-Act offence was proved, the essential statutory ingredients were not established, and the conviction under the Act was unsustainable. en-us Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:08:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305788 MCOCA liability could not rest solely on prior charge-sheets and cognizance, because the statute also required proof of continuing unlawful activity and commission of organised crime after the Act came into force. The Court noted that the accused had to be shown to have continued unlawful acts using violence, intimidation, coercion or other unlawful means for pecuniary or other advantage. As the predicate offences ended in acquittal and no post-Act offence was proved, the essential statutory ingredients were not established, and the conviction under the Act was unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305788