{
  "id": 12812338,
  "title": "Karnataka High Court grants bail to Bengaluru hacker in money-laundering case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/karnataka-high-court-grants-bail-to-bengaluru-hacker-in-money",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:57:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/hacker-sriki-bail-karnataka-high-court-ed-money-laundering-case-10911994/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to Srikrishna Ramesh, also known as Sriki, a Bengaluru hacker, and his accountant Robin Khandelwal in a money-laundering case. Sriki and Khandelwal were accused of amassing over Rs 288 crore through hacking activities. The High Court deemed the chances of trial completion and case disposal in the near future very remote due to the voluminous chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Justice S Vishwajit Shetty ruled in favor of granting bail to the accused, subject to a personal bond of Rs 1,00,000 each with two sureties and the condition of not leaving Bengaluru without the trial court's permission.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}