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A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked all the states to furnish details of cyber arrest cases pending for investigation and posted the matter for hearing on November 3.

It also contemplated handing over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and inquired whether the CBI has the resources to handle all such cases across the country.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said that the CBI was already dealing with a few such cases.

“Please find out whether the CBI has the resources to handle all the cases,” the bench said.

The bench said that it wants a uniform probe but will not issue any directions today without hearing the states.

Earlier, the apex court took suo moto cognisance of incidents of digital arrest

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