Laws-Framework to Tackle Organised Crime

Laws to Tackle Organised Crime in India

A provision in the Indian Penal Code: Sec. 120-A of the Indian Penal Code defines criminal conspiracy, and section-120 B provides punishment for criminal conspiracy. 

• Laws on Dacoity: Section 391 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has defined dacoity and made it punishable. 
• Law on cybercrime: Information Technology Act 2008, while not giving a definition of cyber-crime, defines a computer, computer network, data, information and all other necessary ingredients that form part of a cybercrime. 
• Crime related to wildlife: India has passed a law on wildlife to prevent traffic of wild fauna and flora. 
• There are several other statutes which deal with specific facets of organised crimes; some of them are: 

• Psychotropic Substance Act, 1884 
• Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 
• Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 
• The Public Gambling Act, 1867 
• Customs Act, 1962 

UN Resolution 2482 

• In 2019, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2482, expressing concern about the links between international terrorism and organised crime. The following measures are highlighted in resolution 2482: 
• Ratification of key legal instruments, such as international counter-terrorism measures, the convention against transnational organised crime, and international drug control conventions. 
• Border security and international coordination are two sides of the same coin. By collecting and analysing API/PNR passenger data, for example. 
• Fighting money laundering, terrorist financing, and corruption by strengthening Financial Intelligence Units, adhering to applicable UN agreements and resolutions and FATF recommendations, and forming public-private collaborations. 
• Implementing comprehensive remedies to illicit drug trafficking and drug demand. 
• To minimise radicalisation to violence and recidivism, reduce poverty in border areas and improve jail management. 
• Developing measures to prevent and oppose violent extremism that includes whole-of-society approaches, which can make legislative, regulatory, and operational responses easier.