India’s First Civil Cyber Case

S. Umashankar vs ICICI Bank before the Madras High Court.

This matter marked one of the earliest civil disputes involving cyber fraud and digital banking liability, helping shape cyber jurisprudence in India.

Karnataka’s First Civil Cyber Case

Srikanth Subramani vs IndusInd Bank before the Adjudicator.

This case addressed liability arising from cyber fraud and digital transactions, contributing to precedent in Karnataka’s cyber law landscape.

State by Commercial Street P.S. v. Sanil Pillai & Anr.

A company's complaint of online defamation against a former employee and her husband — and the judgment that acquitted both accused on account of a fatally deficient investigation: absent sec 65-B certification, untraceable IP addresses, sub-Inspector rank investigation, and content that fell short of the obscenity threshold under sec 67 of the IT Act.

Gujarat Petrosyntheses Ltd. v. Axis Bank & Others

A Bangalore-based public limited company suffered a cyber-enabled unauthorized fund transfer of Rs. 39,00,550 from its Axis Bank account. The Adjudicating Officer dismissed the complaint on a plainly erroneous legal ground — that Section 43 of the IT Act does not apply to a body corporate. TDSAT emphatically disagreed. Three advocates from Roots Cyber Law Firm made sure the company was heard.

Deepak Gupta v. ICICI Bank & NCRP

A Delhi-based electrical goods proprietor's ICICI Bank account was DEBIT FROZEN on the basis of an NCRP Portal flag — with no registered crime, no communication from the investigating agency, and no lawful basis. The Karnataka High Court called it out for exactly what it was. Five advocates from Roots Cyber Law Firm made sure he was heard.

Sri Basavarajaiah B. v. M/s Canara Bank

A 75-year-old retired Sub-Inspector lost ₹1,81,000 from his pension account after fraudsters impersonating Canara Bank officials obtained his OTP. The Commission held the bank liable — finding a breach of its fiduciary duty to protect KYC credentials and applying the RBI's zero-liability circular to secure a full refund for the complainant.

State by Central CEN Police Station v. Pramod P.C.

A cyber-stalking and identity-theft prosecution built on Twitter messages, an acrostic poem and a public marriage proposal — and the judgment that acquitted the accused after the electronic evidence proved inadmissible for want of a valid sec 65-B certificate, the complete absence of any hash value for the seized mobile and laptop, and a chain of custody that broke at every link. Decided on 30 April 2026, after a trial spanning more than three years.