‘Interim court order’ in Bitcoin case stumps SIT, CCB

In a curious development in the Bitcoin case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) didn’t receive the case file from the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Wednesday due to confusion about an interim order passed by the high court.

The Daily Orders information displayed on the high court website in two hearings on September 7, 2022, and September 19, 2022, states that “the interim order granted earlier is extended till the next date of hearing”.

Sunish Hegde, one of the accused in the case, filed a Criminal Petition in the high court on September 9, 2021.

Shockingly, police officers investigating the high-profile case didn’t keep track of the case status.