In the case related to information about mobile and other gadgets and online accounts, the Delhi High Court held that, in view of the protection given to an accused under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India (right against self-incrimination), you cannot be forced to reveal the passwords of your gadgets and online accounts.

A bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that these gadgets have already been seized by the investigating agency, but no pressure can be imposed to reveal the passwords.

While granting bail to accused petitioner Sanket Bhadresh Modi, the court said that the people who were defrauded in the case lived abroad and were far away from the reach of the accused. In such a situation, there is very little possibility of the accused influencing the witnesses.

According to the petition, the petitioner was alleged to have earned around Rs 1.66 billion ($20 million) by a company called E-Sampark Softech and its directors by making fake phone calls to United States of America citizens from fake call centers based in India.

The CBI argued that the accused is a director of the company and the mastermind of the scam. At the same time, the advocate appearing for the accused said that both his father and his brother are co-accused in the same case, and the charge sheet has been filed without their arrest.