Statement of Objects and Reasons

By virtue of its vast resources and exploitation of certain legal lacunae, organised crime is posing an alarming and serious threat to the society by neutralizing the normal legal process through subversion of the enforcement machinery, and causing violence against those who are inclined to depose against such crime, syndicates. It is fuelled by illegal wealth and black money generated by contract killings, extortion, smuggling in contraband, illegal trade in narcotics, kidnappings for ransom, money laundering etc. Money generated by the Organized criminal activities is enormous and has serious and adverse effects on our economy. The organized criminal syndicates make common cause with terrorist gangs and promote narco terrorism which extend beyond the national boundaries. The tentacles of organised criminal syndicates are fast penetrating into various sections of our economy and society thereby causing violence and insecurity to the citizens. There is reason to believe that organised criminal gangs who are operating in the country have also extended their activities to the State of Andhra Pradesh. These gangs use the most modem communication and technologies often superior to the resources of the law enforcement agencies. The existing penal procedural law and the adjudicatory system which are essentially designed to tackle normal crime are inadequate to curb and control the powerful challenges of Organised Crime. Society either directly or indirectly encounters adverse effects of Organised Crime. The existing penal, procedural laws and the adjudicatory system which were originally designed to tackle normal crime is found to be rather inadequate to curb and control the powerful challenges of Organised Crime.

 Click here to download complete details  [105 KB]