JUDGMENT

1. By way of the present application, the applicant seeks regular bail in the FIR No.252/2018 dated 25th May, 2018, under Sections 3/4 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) registered at Police Station Alipur.

2. The first bail application of the applicant preferred before the Trial Court was rejected vide order dated 11th October, 2021. Subsequently, the applicant filed a bail application before this Court, which was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 1st March, 2023. Thereafter, the second bail application filed before the Trial Court was dismissed on 15th May, 2023. Hence, the present application has been filed.

3. The case set up by the prosecution is as under:

3.1. The FIR No.252/2018 dated 25th May, 2018 was registered against the `Organised Crime Syndicate' (Syndicate) led by Jitender @ Gogi and his associates. The members of this Syndicate are involved in heinous offences including murder, robbery, extortion among others.

3.2. The accused Jitender @ Gogi stated in his disclosure statement dated 8th April, 2021, that he had settled the dispute of Rs.3 crores of the present applicant and also invested some proceeds of crime with h