By Admin 
There was a lot of uproar across the country over the cockroach statement given by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant some time ago. Now the CJI, while hearing a case on Wednesday (June 17, 2026), has again given a similar statement. While rejecting the bail plea of an accused, the CJI said that you people are parasites, it is better for the society if you stay in jail.
In fact, in the Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 17, 2026), a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant was hearing the bail plea of an accused in a case related to cyber crime. During this, the CJI made strong remarks while refusing to grant bail to the accused. He said that cyber criminals are parasites, who cheat people of crores of rupees and it is difficult to catch them. It is in the interest of society that such criminals remain behind bars.
What did the CJI say during the hearing?
During the hearing of the case, Chief Justice of the country Justice Surya Kant expressed concern over the cases of cyber crime and also strongly reprimanded the accused. He said, ‘You people are parasites, who cheat investors of crores of rupees. We have to be very strict towards cyber criminals. You people are not limited to any one state. You fraud someone in Tamil Nadu and then go to Jammu from there. It is in the welfare of the society that people like you remain behind bars.
There was an uproar over CJI’s cockroach statement
Earlier, CJI Surya Kant had made similar remarks during the hearing of a case, where he had allegedly compared unemployed youth to cockroaches. After this, there was a lot of uproar across the country regarding his statement. Even a new online political party by the name of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) emerged on social media citing his statement.
He had said that unemployed youth later become media, social media and RTI activists and then start attacking the system itself. However, when the uproar escalated, the CJI clarified his comment and said, ‘My comment has been misrepresented. My statement was for those people who enter the legal profession with fake and fake degrees.
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