Court reject bail plea of online fraudsters
JKUT (Jammu), November-03-2021-( JNF):- 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Srinagar Mohd Ashraf Bhat rejected the bail plea of members of fake KYC gang.
While rejecting the bail application, Court observed that Online fraud involving cyber crime is an enormous rise in the country, therefore, courts should deal such matter with iron hand. Now-a-days, these offences have become much more worrying as they are being conducted through electronic means, the prevention of which requires strict and prompt action for the safety of innocent citizens. The modus operandi of the crime suggests meticulous planning and deft execution. The petitioner no.1 as claimed by the ld counsel is a postgraduate student and petitioner no.2 a well established businessman and instead of using their qualification or expertise for some novel purpose, they chose to earn their livelihood by cheating gullible people by using fraudulent methods. The augmentation of cyber crimes, particularly in cases where people operate a network to lure gullible people into fake schemes or fraudulent means and cheat them of their hard-earned/ hard money, is a serious threat to society. The offences alleged are admittedly heinous and serious in nature. Having said that, the nature of the offences alleged and their heinousness along with the circumstances in which the offences are committed, do not in my view support the plea of bail of the petitioners, particularly at this stage of case, investigation of which is yet to be culminated. And grant of bail to the petitioners/accused would be at the cost of prejudice to the prosecution and the society at large.
With these observations, Court rejected the bail applications of Mohammad Hanzala Beig and Mohammad Rajab Khan. JNF
