https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460863 The Court determined that MCOCA can apply to offenses under the Essential Commodities Act, as these offenses remain punishable up to seven years, despite the 1981 Act limiting the Special Court's sentencing power to two years. However, the Court invalidated the approvals for applying MCOCA due to procedural errors and lack of due diligence. Consequently, the stringent bail provisions of MCOCA were deemed inapplicable, allowing bail for one accused based on health conditions and misapplication of the Act. The Court ordered a fresh hearing for another accused and dismissed the State's petitions, supporting the HC's decision for different reasons. en-us Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:07:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460863 The Court determined that MCOCA can apply to offenses under the Essential Commodities Act, as these offenses remain punishable up to seven years, despite the 1981 Act limiting the Special Court's sentencing power to two years. However, the Court invalidated the approvals for applying MCOCA due to procedural errors and lack of due diligence. Consequently, the stringent bail provisions of MCOCA were deemed inapplicable, allowing bail for one accused based on health conditions and misapplication of the Act. The Court ordered a fresh hearing for another accused and dismissed the State's petitions, supporting the HC's decision for different reasons. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460863