Taking Cognizance Under MCOC Act Does Not Automatically Enable Court To Frame Charges Against Accused : Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently held that merely because cognizance of a complaint under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes (MCOC) Act, 1999 is taken, it does mean that the concerned trial court or special court designated under the MCOC Act can frame charges against the accused under the said Act. A division bench of Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice Sarang Kotwal was hearing...