# Delhi High Court Seeks Police Reply on Sukesh’s MCOCA Challenge 2026-08-07T02:00:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Delhi High Court has sought the Delhi Police’s response to Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s plea against a trial court order framing charges in the Rs 200 crore extortion case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. Justice Madhu Jain posted the matter for hearing on September 23. Chandrashekhar argues that the trial court did not independently assess the chargesheet, statutory approvals or whether an organised crime syndicate existed. The prosecution alleges he and associates extorted around Rs 217 crore from a businessman’s wife while operating from jail with help from associates and corrupt prison officials. Charges include extortion, cheating, criminal conspiracy and MCOCA offences. The case involves 24 accused, 403 prosecution witnesses and chargesheets running beyond 10,000 pages. ## Coverage - thehansindia.com Tags: criminal case, Delhi High Court, extortion, MCOCA, Sukesh Chandrashekhar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-high-court-seeks-police-reply-on-sukeshs-mcoca-challenge/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-high-court-seeks-police-reply-on-sukeshs-mcoca-challenge/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.