The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that the Centre consider introducing a separate legal definition for ‘digital arrest’ in India’s penal laws and making it a standalone criminal offence with stricter punishments to tackle the growing menace of cyber fraud.
Hearing a matter related to cyber-enabled financial frauds, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohan, observed that existing laws may not be sufficient to address evolving online crimes such as digital arrests and deepfakes.
