Gauhati High Court Issues Circular For Trial Courts To Release Money Seized In Connection With Cybercrimes To Victims

The Gauhati High Court on Friday (October 04) issued guidelines relating to the release of seized money in connection with cyber frauds or crimes registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP), to the victims of those crimes.

The issued notification by the Court read as below:

“The trial Courts are directed not to insist on registration of FIRs in matters which have already been registered online on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on cyber frauds / crimes and dispose of such matters for releasing the frozen / blocked money to the victims on the basis of police report regarding authenticity of money seized and its ownership, along with the action taken report to be filed by the respective cyber police station / Investigating Officer.”

The above-mentioned guidelines are slated to come into force with immediate effect.

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