Supreme Court of India

Ranjitsing Brahmajeetsing Sharma v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

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Reported as [2005] 3 S.C.R. 345

Bench N. Santosh Hegde, B.P. Singh and S.B. Sinha JJ.

Decided 7 April 2005

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Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, I 999 : ss. 3 and 24 read with ss. 2(d), 2(e), 2(/), ands. 21(4)-/nterpretation of-Printing of counterfeit stamps-Accused arrested-During investigation, a police officer also arrested on ground of rendition of help and support to organized crime syndicate-Application for bail by police officer-Held, provisions of the Act must receive a strict construction so as to pass the test ofreasonableness-s. 21(4) must be construed reasonably so that the court is able to maintain a delicate balance between a judgment of acquittal and conviction and an order

Authorities it was built on

2005 Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal v. State of Tamil Nadu cited by 11

Where later benches applied it

2024 Prem Prakash v. Union of India through the Directorate of Enforcement relied on
2023 Suresh Thipmppa Shetty v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2021 Kavitha Lankesh v. State of Karnataka & Ors. relied on
2019 National Investigation Agency v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali relied on
2019 Bir Singh v. Mukesh Kumar relied on
2017 State (nct of Delhi) v. Brijesh Singh @ Arun Kumar and Anr. relied on
2012 The State of Maharashtra v. Vishwanath Maranna Shetty relied on
2024 Arvind Kejriwal v. Directorate of Enforcement referred to
2023 Kekhriesatuo Tep Etc. v. National Investigation Agency referred to
2022 The State of Gujarat v. Sandip Omprakash Gupta referred to
2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2022 Abhishek v. State of Maharashtra & Ors referred to
2021 Thwaha Fasal v. Union of India referred to
2017 Nikesh Tarachand Shah v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2017 Rohit Tandon v. The Enforcement Directorate referred to
2016 U. Subhadramma & Ors. v. State of A.P. Rep. by Pub. Prosecutor & Anr. referred to
2015 Prasad Shrikant Purohit v. State of Maharashtra & Anr referred to
2014 Manoj Narula v. Union of India referred to
2013 Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P. and Ors. referred to
2012 Sahara India Real Estate Corp. Ltd. & Ors. v. Securities & Exchange Board of India & Anr. referred to

Of those, 7 relied on · 13 referred to

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