The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered transfer of several FIRs related to the Bitcoin cryptocurrency scam to the CBI for further investigation and filing of chargesheets.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also directed that the trial in these cases will be conducted at special CBI court at Rouse Avenue in New Delhi. The bench modified its earlier order of August 30, 2019 granting anticipatory bail to the accused in over 45 FIRs and said it was no longer in force. The accused, if not granted regular bail by another court, will have to seek it from the Delhi High Court, it said.

The Enforcement Directorate had said around 47 FIRs were registered against the accused for allegedly duping people across the country. The cases involved trading of 87,000 Bitcoins worth Rs 20,000 crore. Amit Bhardwaj, his two brothers and their father are accused in the case. Amit has, however, died.

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