Judgment
Supreme Court refuses to club over 30 cyber fraud cases against Gourab Kumar Saha and Nidhi Bhandari
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice V Mohana refused to consolidate multiple criminal complaints against the accused, citing that their company accounts were used as mule accounts for 'digital dacoity'. The court emphasized that the accused's convenience for consolidation cannot override the rights of victims and investigating agencies across 12 states.
Explanation in simple terms
- What:
- The Supreme Court turned down a request to combine many separate legal cases into one single trial.
- Who:
- The Supreme Court bench includes Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana. The accused are Gourab Kumar Saha and Nidhi Bhandari.
- When:
- Reported on 28 Oct 2026.
- Why:
- The court decided that the convenience of the accused cannot take priority over the rights of victims and police agencies. The accounts belonging to the accused were allegedly used as mule accounts to move stolen money in digital fraud.
- What it means:
- Each of the over thirty legal cases will continue to be handled separately in the different states where they were filed.
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