最高法院将印度比特币的交易描述为“哈瓦拉商业的精致方式”

最高法院周一将印度比特币的交易形容为“圣哈拉（Hawala）业务的精致方式”，对该中心的持续无所作为表示不满

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.

最高法院周一将印度比特币的交易描述为“哈瓦拉业务的一种精致方式”，并对该中心继续不采取行动表示不满意虚拟货币的明确监管框架。

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.

由法官苏里亚·康德（Surya Kant）和n Kotiswar Singh组成的法官在听到Shailesh Babulal Bhatt提出的保释请求时进行了观察，后者因涉嫌非法比特币贸易而被捕。法院指出，尽管两年前有指示，仍要求该中心澄清其对加密货币法规的立场，但没有提出实质性回应。

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

苏里亚·康德（Surya Kant）法官说：“目前尚无法规。”对没有政策机制来管理此类交易。

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.

为巴特（Bhatt）出庭的高级倡导者穆库尔·罗哈特吉（Mukul Rohatgi）辩称，在印度，在比特币交易不是非法的，尤其是在最高法院早些时候取消了印度储备银行，禁止禁止此类交易。罗哈特（Rohatgi）认为，巴特（Bhatt）被错误逮捕，并指出了比特币的高价值，他说目前约为820万卢比。

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.”

苏里亚·康德（Surya Kant）大法官回答：“尽管我个人对比特币不了解，但我所知道的只是有一些真实的和假的，印度的比特币交易就像处理一种精致的Hawala业务方式。没有法规。”

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.

其他副检察长艾希瓦娅·巴蒂（Aishwarya Bhati）出现在古吉拉特邦政府和执法局（ED）的出现，他们寻求时间提出详细的回应，并声称该案涉及的不仅仅是比特币交易。

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.

替补席向州和急诊室授予了10天的答复，并在5月19日列出了此事以进行进一步听证。

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）于去年8月14日被捕，此后一直被拘留。古吉拉特高等法院于2月25日拒绝他保释后，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.

早些时候，2022年2月25日，最高法院要求联盟政府澄清印度的加密货币交易（例如比特币）是否合法。作为回应，该中心在一月份告诉法院，它仍在审议调节加密货币和调查相关罪行的机制。