J&K High Court: Grave Economic Offence Alone Not Enough to Invoke Extended Custody Under BNS

The Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh High Court has ruled that mere involvement in a grave economic offence is insufficient to invoke Section 111 of the BNS, which deals with organised crime.

Justice Sanjay Dhar held that the provision applies only if the accused was previously charge‑sheeted in similar cases within ten years and courts had taken cognisance of those offences. 

In a ₹53 crore cyber fraud case, the Court found that these conditions were not met and called the invocation of Section 111 premature. Granting bail to the accused, the Court stressed that statutory safeguards under BNS must be strictly followed.  (Aamir Bashir Magray Vs UT Of J&K)