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7.4 Financial Transactions • A Bitcoin wallet address was shared by the entity `Caged Pearls' and A-1 was asked for funding. Bitcoin deposits were also discussed in the chat and the said money from the Bitcoin wallets was being used for the purchase of weapons. Chats were found with an entity named 'Sec Tech' in Libya to whom the Bitcoin wallet address was shared. • A chat was also found between A-1 and A-5 regarding sending Rs.

37. Considering the specific facts of the present cases, the proliferation of crime through the internet and social media platforms cannot be ignored. The fact that the Appellants used fake identities to conceal their original identity and avoid tracing also cannot be ignored. While encrypted platforms permit and encourage privacy and freedom of speech and expression, the misuse of the same by terrorists and banned organizations also would have to be borne in mind. The Appellants are technologically savvy persons who have made use of their educational qualifications to promote terrorism and incite offensive activities against the country. Such cases would have to be dealt with differently than cases involving innocent persons, who may have been pulled into crime without their knowledge. Factors such as funding through bitcoins, as also the use of journalistic credentials to publish and disseminate magazines to incite violence, also cannot be ignored.