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	{{Short description\|Law enacted by Government of Maharashtra to combat Organised crime and Terrorism}}{{Use dmy dates\|date=October ~~2020~~}}		{{Short description\|Law enacted by Government of Maharashtra to combat Organised crime and Terrorism}}
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	{{Infobox legislation		{{Infobox legislation
	\| image = Seal of Maharashtra.png		\| image = Seal of Maharashtra.png
	\| imagesize = 150		\| imagesize = 150
	\| enacted_by = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]		\| enacted_by = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]

			\| introduced_by = Mr.[[Gopinath Munde]]
	\| status = in force		\| status = in force
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	The '''Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999''' (Mah. 30/1999) is a law enacted by the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]] in 1999 to combat organised crime and terrorism.<ref>[https://www.nia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/LawReference/25_1_Maharashtra_Control_of_Organised_Crime_Act__1999__MCOCA__-_Maharashtra_Act_no_30__of_1999.pdf Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act 1999], (Maharashtra Act 30 of 1999), National Investigation Agency, Government of India</ref> Known as ''''MCOCA'''<nowiki/>', the Act provides the State Government with special powers to tackle these issues, including powers of surveillance, relaxed evidentiary standards and procedural safeguards, and prescribing additional criminal penalties, including the death penalty. The law was introduced by a coalition government of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[Shiv Sena]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite web\|last=Sahi\|first=Ajit\|title=One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest {{!}} Tehelka - Investigations, Latest News, Politics, Analysis, Blogs, Culture, Photos, Videos, Podcasts\|url=http://old.tehelka.com/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest/\|access-date=2020-07-16\|website=old.tehelka.com\|language=en-US}}</ref>		The '''Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999''' (Mah. 30/1999) is a law enacted by the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]] in 1999 to combat organised crime and terrorism.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-06-21 \|title= \|url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/16362/1/the_maharashtra_control_of_organised_crime_act%2C_1999.pdf \|access-date=2021-12-10 \|website= \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621174749/https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/16362/1/the_maharashtra_control_of_organised_crime_act%2C_1999.pdf \|archive-date=21 June 2021 \|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/LawReference/25_1_Maharashtra_Control_of_Organised_Crime_Act__1999__MCOCA__-_Maharashtra_Act_no_30__of_1999.pdf Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act 1999], (Maharashtra Act 30 of 1999), National Investigation Agency, Government of India</ref> Known as ''''MCOCA'''<nowiki/>', the Act provides the State Government with special powers to tackle these issues, including powers of surveillance, relaxed evidentiary standards and procedural safeguards, and prescribing additional criminal penalties, including the death penalty. The law was introduced by a coalition government of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[Shiv Sena]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite web\|last=Sahi\|first=Ajit\|title=One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest {{!}} Tehelka - Investigations, Latest News, Politics, Analysis, Blogs, Culture, Photos, Videos, Podcasts\|url=http://old.tehelka.com/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest/\|access-date=2020-07-16\|website=old.tehelka.com\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Legislative history and aim ==		== Legislative history and aim ==
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	== Related legislation ==		== Related legislation ==
	Following the enactment of MCOCA in Maharashtra, a number of Indian states have enacted similar or identical legislation. These include the [[Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act\|Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act]] (KCOCA) and a similar law in Andhra Pradesh, which was of a limited duration and expired in 2004.<ref>{{Cite ~~web\|last1=February 9~~\|~~first1~~=Rajeev Dhavan\|~~last2~~=February 9~~\|first2=2009UPDATED\|last3=Ist\|first3=~~2009 ~~09:34~~\|title=Mechanism, not terror law, is the answer\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/mechanism-not-terror-law-is-the-answer-39153-2009-02-09\|access-date=2020-07-14\|~~website~~=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> Other states have also attempted to enact parallel legislation, including Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh; however, these bills failed to gain presidential assent and consequently were not enacted.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Mohan\|first=Vishwa Mohan\|date=12 October 2009\|title=Govt returns 3 bills similar to GUJCOC\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-returns-3-bills-similar-to-GUJCOC/articleshow/5113823.cms\|url-status=live\|access-date=2020-07-14\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, the [[Haryana]] State Legislature cleared a MCOCA-like bill to tackle organised crime.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-08-07\|title=Haryana clears MCOCA-like Bill to check organised crime\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-clears-mcoca-like-bill-to-check-organised-crime-5885726/\|access-date=2020-07-17\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, the Gujarat State Legislature received presidential assent for the controversial [[Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Act]], which had failed to receive presidential assent on three prior occasions.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Katakam\|first=Anupama\|title=President's assent to Gujarat anti-terrorism Bill of 2003\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/article29922498.ece\|access-date=2020-07-17\|website=Frontline\|language=en}}</ref>		Following the enactment of MCOCA in Maharashtra, a number of Indian states have enacted similar or identical legislation. These include the [[Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act\|Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act]] (KCOCA) and a similar law in Andhra Pradesh, which was of a limited duration and expired in 2004.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|author=Rajeev Dhavan \|date=February 9, 2009 \|title=Mechanism, not terror law, is the answer\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/mechanism-not-terror-law-is-the-answer-39153-2009-02-09\|access-date=2020-07-14\|magazine=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> Other states have also attempted to enact parallel legislation, including Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh; however, these bills failed to gain presidential assent and consequently were not enacted.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Mohan\|first=Vishwa Mohan\|date=12 October 2009\|title=Govt returns 3 bills similar to GUJCOC\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Govt-returns-3-bills-similar-to-GUJCOC/articleshow/5113823.cms\|url-status=live\|access-date=2020-07-14\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, the [[Haryana]] State Legislature cleared a MCOCA-like bill to tackle organised crime.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-08-07\|title=Haryana clears MCOCA-like Bill to check organised crime\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/haryana-clears-mcoca-like-bill-to-check-organised-crime-5885726/\|access-date=2020-07-17\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref> In 2019, the Gujarat State Legislature received presidential assent for the controversial [[Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Act]], which had failed to receive presidential assent on three prior occasions.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Katakam\|first=Anupama\|title=President's assent to Gujarat anti-terrorism Bill of 2003\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/article29922498.ece\|access-date=2020-07-17\|website=Frontline\|date=8 November 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>

	MCOCA has also served as a model for national legislation, with its example being specifically invoked during discussions in Parliament on the [[Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002\|Prevention of Terrorism Act]] (which has since been repealed).<ref name=":13" />		MCOCA has also served as a model for national legislation, with its example being specifically invoked during discussions in Parliament on the [[Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002\|Prevention of Terrorism Act]] (which has since been repealed).<ref name=":13" />
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	==External reference==		==External reference==
	*[https://www.nia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/LawReference/25_1_Maharashtra_Control_of_Organised_Crime_Act__1999__MCOCA__-_Maharashtra_Act_no_30__of_1999.pdf Full text of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act]		*[https://www.nia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/LawReference/25_1_Maharashtra_Control_of_Organised_Crime_Act__1999__MCOCA__-_Maharashtra_Act_no_30__of_1999.pdf Full text of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act]

	~~{{Indian legislations}}~~

	[[Category:1999 in law]]		[[Category:1999 in law]]
	[[Category:~~Counter-terrorism~~ in India]]		[[Category:Counterterrorism in India]]
	[[Category:Maharashtra state legislation]]		[[Category:Maharashtra state legislation]]
	[[Category:Organised crime in India]]		[[Category:Organised crime in India]]

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