India, March 13 -- The Delhi High Court refused anticipatory bail to a man accused of cheating a woman of Rs.1.3 crore by falsely placing her under digital arrest in a money laundering case.

In an order dated March 11, a bench of justice Swarana Kanta Sharma observed that the allegations relate to a serious case of cyber fraud involving "digital arrest".

"The allegations against the applicant related to a serious instance of cyber fraud involving the modus operandi of so-called 'digital arrest.' Such offences are carried out through technological means to deceive and extort money from unsuspecting victims, as remarked by the Supreme Court. Such cases are increasingly being reported across the country," the court said in its order.

The ...