Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Delhi Court Rejects Bail in MCOCA Case, Issues Notices
A Delhi judge has said Kapil Mann must remain in custody while his case continues.
Mann is accused of being part of an organised crime group and faces charges under a strict law.
The judge said there was enough material for the case to go forward.
The court also noted that records linked Mann to five police reports involving the group.
The trial has taken a long time, partly because more investigation continued until July 2023.
But the judge said the delay was not enough reason to release him on bail.
The court said Mann’s wife and the investigating officer did not mention that an earlier bail request had been rejected.
It has asked them to explain why further legal action should not be considered.
A Delhi court rejected regular bail for Kapil Mann, an alleged Gogi gang member charged under MCOCA.
Mann has been in judicial custody since December 9, 2019, in a case registered in 2018.
The judge said material supported charges and referred to Mann’s alleged involvement in five FIRs linked to the syndicate.
The court acknowledged slow progress in the trial but said delay alone did not justify bail.
Show-cause notices were issued to Mann’s wife and the investigating officer over their failure to disclose an earlier rejected bail application.
- Who
- Kapil Mann, an alleged Gogi gang member; the court also issued notices to his wife, Kajal Khatri, and the investigating officer.
- What
- The court rejected Mann’s regular bail plea under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act and issued show-cause notices.
- When
- The report is dated October 9; the court order was passed on a Thursday. The article says an earlier bail application was dismissed on October 10, 2025, without reconciling that date with the report date.
- Where
- A Delhi court in New Delhi.
- Why
- The judge said Mann had not met the law’s conditions for bail, and separately questioned the omission of an earlier bail rejection from submissions to the court.
- Accused
- Kapil Mann, also known as Kallu
- Act
- Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA)
- Custody since
- December 9, 2019
- Case registered
- 2018, at Alipur police station
- Judge
- Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep Singh
- Earlier bail application
- The article says it was dismissed on October 10, 2025; this date appears inconsistent with the report dated October 9.
- Notices issued to
- Kajal Khatri and the investigating officer