MCOCA

Bombay High Court stays MCOCA conviction as appellant intended to contest Mumbai municipal election as corporator, holding that, “The right to participate in the democratic process is surely likely to be affected” — ten-year sentence kept in abeyance pending appeal

Court's decision The Bombay High Court, exercising criminal appellate jurisdiction, stayed the operation, implementation, and execution of a conviction and sentence imposed under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act…