MCOCA court rejects bail plea in Baba Siddique murder case
A court applying Maharashtra’s organised-crime law has rejected Aakash Srivastav’s bail application in the Baba Siddique murder case. It said several circumstances and two confessional statements recorded under Section 18 of MCOCA prima facie linked him to the alleged conspiracy.
A court hearing the Baba Siddique murder case has rejected Aakash Srivastav’s plea for bail, citing material that it said prima facie connected him to the alleged conspiracy. The court referred to multiple circumstances in reaching its decision. It also relied on two confessional statements recorded under Section 18 of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, or MCOCA.
The ruling means Srivastav will not receive bail from the MCOCA court at this stage. The court’s use of the phrase “prima facie” indicates that it found sufficient initial material for the proceedings to continue; it is not a final determination of guilt. The supplied material does not set out the circumstances cited by the court, identify the contents of the confessional statements, or describe the specific allegations against Srivastav.
It also says the Supreme Court denied relief to a co-accused, but does not identify that person or give details of the order. The available information therefore establishes the bail outcome and the court’s stated basis, while leaving the wider procedural history unspecified.
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