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A Supreme Court judgment delivered in May 2026 in the Prajwala case, described as a significant victory for anti-human trafficking advocates. The case relates to human trafficking and forced labour practices in India.
The CBI's prosecution of gangster Chhota Rajan for the 2001 murder of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty. A special court in Mumbai sentenced him to life imprisonment on 30 May 2024; in September 2025 the Supreme Court cancelled the bail the Bombay High Court had granted him while his appeal is pending.
Arun Gawli was convicted by a special MCOCA court on 24 August 2012 for the 2007 murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar, and the Bombay High Court upheld this conviction on 10 December 2019. The Supreme Court of India granted bail to Arun Gawli on 28 August 2025, overturning a previous denial of his plea as reported on 20 February 2025.
The Supreme Court held that a person cannot be tried under MCOCA or GUJCOCA if they have ceased to engage in unlawful activities after the respective acts came into force.
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