Refusal to Quash Alleged ₹85 Lakh Bitcoin Fraud Case; Police Permitted to Continue Further Investigation: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings in a cyber fraud case involving alleged inducement to invest in bitcoin trading, holding that an order permitting further investigation after submission of a final report does not suffer from any illegality. The Court also ruled that criminal proceedings cannot be scuttled at a premature stage based merely on apprehension. The order was passed by Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das while…