最高法院將印度比特幣的交易描述為“哈瓦拉商業的精緻方式”

最高法院週一將印度比特幣的交易形容為“聖哈拉（Hawala）業務的精緻方式”，對該中心的持續無所作為表示不滿

The Supreme Court on Monday described trading in Bitcoin in India as “a refined way of Hawala business” and expressed displeasure over the Centre’s continued inaction in framing a clear regulatory framework for virtual currencies.

最高法院週一將印度比特幣的交易描述為“哈瓦拉業務的一種精緻方式”，並對該中心繼續不採取行動表示不滿意虛擬貨幣的明確監管框架。

A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh made the observation while hearing a bail plea filed by Shailesh Babulal Bhatt, who was arrested in connection with an alleged illegal Bitcoin trade. The court noted that despite its direction over two years ago asking the Centre to clarify its stand on cryptocurrency regulation, no substantial response has been filed.

由法官蘇里亞·康德（Surya Kant）和n Kotiswar Singh組成的法官在聽到Shailesh Babulal Bhatt提出的保釋請求時進行了觀察，後者因涉嫌非法比特幣貿易而被捕。法院指出，儘管兩年前有指示，仍要求該中心澄清其對加密貨幣法規的立場，但沒有提出實質性回應。

“There are no regulations at present,” Justice Surya Kant remarked, lamenting the absence of a policy mechanism to govern such transactions.

蘇里亞·康德（Surya Kant）法官說：“目前尚無法規。”對沒有政策機制來管理此類交易。

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Bhatt, argued that trading in Bitcoin is not illegal in India, especially after the apex court had earlier quashed a Reserve Bank of India circular banning such transactions. Rohatgi submitted that Bhatt was wrongly arrested and pointed out the high value of Bitcoin, which he said was around ₹82 lakh at present.

為巴特（Bhatt）出庭的高級倡導者穆庫爾·羅哈特吉（Mukul Rohatgi）辯稱，在印度，在比特幣交易不是非法的，尤其是在最高法院早些時候取消了印度儲備銀行，禁止禁止此類交易。羅哈特（Rohatgi）認為，巴特（Bhatt）被錯誤逮捕，並指出了比特幣的高價值，他說目前約為820萬盧比。

Justice Surya Kant responded, “Though I personally don’t understand much about Bitcoin, all I know is there are some genuine and some fake ones. Trading in Bitcoin in India is like dealing with a refined way of Hawala business. There are no regulations.”

蘇里亞·康德（Surya Kant）大法官回答：“儘管我個人對比特幣不了解，但我所知道的只是有一些真實的和假的，印度的比特幣交易就像處理一種精緻的Hawala業務方式。沒有法規。”

Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Gujarat government and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), sought time to file a detailed response, asserting that the case involved more than just Bitcoin trading.

其他副檢察長艾希瓦婭·巴蒂（Aishwarya Bhati）出現在古吉拉特邦政府和執法局（ED）的出現，他們尋求時間提出詳細的回應，並聲稱該案涉及的不僅僅是比特幣交易。

The bench granted 10 days to the state and the ED to file their replies and listed the matter for further hearing on May 19.

替補席向州和急診室授予了10天的答复，並在5月19日列出了此事以進行進一步聽證。

Bhatt, who was arrested on August 14 last year, has been in custody since then. He moved the apex court after the Gujarat High Court denied him bail on February 25.

巴特（Bhatt）於去年8月14日被捕，此後一直被拘留。古吉拉特高等法院於2月25日拒絕他保釋後，他搬走了最高法院。

Earlier, on February 25, 2022, the Supreme Court had asked the Union government to clarify whether cryptocurrency trading—such as Bitcoin—is legal in India. In response, the Centre told the court in January that it was still deliberating on a mechanism to regulate cryptocurrencies and investigate related offences.

早些時候，2022年2月25日，最高法院要求聯盟政府澄清印度的加密貨幣交易（例如比特幣）是否合法。作為回應，該中心在一月份告訴法院，它仍在審議調節加密貨幣和調查相關罪行的機制。