New Delhi, April 21 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday said in cases of members of organised cyber-crime networks, courts may be required to assess bail pleas beyond individual complaints and "situate such allegations" within the broader architecture of organised criminal activity, bearing in mind the scale, coordination and potential continuing impact of such networks.
The CJI also suggested that fund transfers to foreign accounts may be briefly paused to allow verification of the account holder, thereby deterring cybercriminals in the country, and underlined that legitimate businesses may be spared from such action.
Delivering the 22nd D P Kohli Memorial lecture, an annual event to honour the founder director of the Ce...