On May 10, a Thane court acquitted two men, Jaykumar Komal Rathod (38) and Gazi Dara Irani (33), who were charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for a robbery that occurred on September 11, 2022, in the Kalyan area of Thane district, Maharashtra, India. The court, presided over by Special MCOCA Court Judge V G Mohite, determined that the prosecution failed to provide substantial evidence linking the accused to the crime. The judge noted that the prosecution could not demonstrate that the robbery was committed for financial gain as part of an organized crime syndicate. Issues were raised regarding the identification process, as the Test Identification Parade was not conducted properly, leading to doubts about the accused's identity. Furthermore, the recovery of the stolen gold chain was not corroborated by reliable witnesses, whose testimonies were deemed untrustworthy. Given these shortcomings, the court ruled that the primary charge of robbery under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code could not be sustained, resulting in the acquittal of the accused, who will be released unless they are needed for other cases.