S. C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.

( 1 ) THIS application for bail is by the original accused No. 56 in C. R. No. 135 of 2002 registered at bund Garden Police Station, Pune. The applicant had applied for bail but the learned special Judge, MCOC, Pune exercising powers under maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (for the sake of brevity hereinafter referred to as "mcoc Act") had rejected the application vide order dated 26th April 2004.

( 2 ) THE applicant was at the relevant time senior Police Inspector at Meera Road Police Station, Thane District. According to him he was posted there from 2nd June 1999 to 13th May 2000. According to the applicant his service record is clean and unblemished. He submits that he was the only Police Inspector at Meera Road Police station and there were about four Police sub-Inspectors attached to the same.

( 3 ) THE prosecution case, briefly stated, is that on or about 15th August, 1999 one dhirajlal Patel has some information about fake revenue and postal stamps being printed by a gang. He passed on this information to one Vazir Sheikh. Shri Vazir sheikh was attached to D. S. B. , Thane Rural. He confirmed this information and thereafter con