Judgment

S.B. Sinha, J.—Leave granted.

2. Interpretation and application of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (for short ‘MCOCA’) is involved in this appeal which arises out of a judgment and ­order dated 16th July, 2004 passed by a learned Single Judge of the Bombay High Court in Criminal Application No. 572/2004 refusing bail to the Appellant herein.

3. The Appellant is a former Commissioner of Police. He was posted in the city of Pune in the said capacity between 30th April, 2000 and 31st December, 2000. He was appointed Commissioner of Police, Mumbai on or about 1st January, 2003. Allegedly, he was so posted upon supercession of a few officers. A disciplinary proceeding was initiated against him on 25.11.2003 but without taking any further action thereupon, he was allowed to superannuate on 30.11.2003.

4. One Abdul Karim Ladsa Telgi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Telgi’) was arrested and proceeded against for alleged commission of offence of printing counterfeit stamps and forgery in various States including the State of Maharashtra. He was lodged in Bangalore Jail since November, 2001.

5. During the Appellant’s tenure as Commissioner of Police, Pune, fake stamp pap