https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312562 Charge-sheets filed and cognizance taken by competent Courts outside Delhi may be counted to establish "continuing unlawful activity" under MCOCA, because a restrictive reading would defeat the statute's object and the prior offences may show the syndicate's antecedents. However, prosecution in Delhi still requires a sufficient territorial nexus: an organised crime must be shown to have been committed within Delhi. On the facts noted, the material did not disclose organised crime in Delhi or the required statutory foundation, so MCOCA could not be sustained there. en-us Mon, 09 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 06:29:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312562 Charge-sheets filed and cognizance taken by competent Courts outside Delhi may be counted to establish "continuing unlawful activity" under MCOCA, because a restrictive reading would defeat the statute's object and the prior offences may show the syndicate's antecedents. However, prosecution in Delhi still requires a sufficient territorial nexus: an organised crime must be shown to have been committed within Delhi. On the facts noted, the material did not disclose organised crime in Delhi or the required statutory foundation, so MCOCA could not be sustained there. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312562