Cyber Crimes Described as a Silent Virus Undermining Aspirations of ‘Digital Bharat’: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court, while rejecting anticipatory bail to an accused in a high-value cyber fraud case, strongly criticized the growing menace of online financial crimes, observing that such offences erode public trust in digital systems and threaten the foundational goals of a digitally empowered India. The Court emphasized that cybercrime has emerged as a silent but dangerous force, undermining not just individual victims but the entire architecture…