“Cybercrime & the Court: Law, Evidence & Practice”
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REGIONAL, November 22, 2025: The Meghalaya State Judicial Academy in collaboration with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, conducted a training programme on “Cybercrime & the Court: Law, Evidence & Practice” for Judicial Officers at the High Court of Meghalaya Saturday.
Speaking at the inaugural session Justice HS Thangkhiew, Judge In-charge of the Meghalaya State Judicial Academy, said that while technology has become an integral part of daily life—enabling online banking, shopping and work—it has also created new challenges. He noted that modern crimes no longer require physical presence, are often transnational, involve victims across jurisdictions and lack traditional forms of evidence such as eyewitnesses.
The conventional tools used by law-enforcement agencies and courts, he said, have become inadequate in dealing with these evolving threats.
Justice Thangkhiew also stressed that cybercrime investigations often require coordination among several agencies, particularly when bank accounts are frozen to prevent fund movement. In some cases, he said, innocent individuals suffer when their accounts are incorrectly frozen, disrupting their livelihoods.
During the programme, a series of technical sessions were conducted. Nisheeth Dixit, Advocate and Cyber Law Consultant with the Rajasthan High Court, delivered a session on “Cybercrime and Cyber Laws” supported by detailed case studies.
Deepak Kumar, Senior Cyber Intelligence and Forensics Expert at I4C, Ministry of Home Affairs, presented an overview of the I4C framework, its services latest trends and key achievements.
The day also featured another session by Nisheeth Dixit on the appreciation, admissibility and handling of electronic evidence, supplemented with relevant case laws.
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