Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Creation of Special Cybercrime Courts

The Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL seeking the establishment of dedicated special courts to deal with cybercrime cases, despite rising incidents of financial fraud, data theft, cyberstalking, and online harassment.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela held that no statutory mandate exists for establishing exclusive courts for cybercrimes and noted that special courts can be created only where the statute itself provides for them, as seen under the SC/ST Act and POCSO Act.

Refusing to issue any directions, the Court nevertheless permitted the petitioner to make a representation to the competent authorities for appropriate consideration.

[Vijay Bhaskar Verma v. Union of India & Ors.]