Its definitely not criminal .. Its scare of a new technology ..
Mahatma Gandhi broke salt laws. Was that criminal ?
* If govt decides and passes a bill for that then sadly bitcoin in India may become illegal.
* When Mr. Gandhi broke the salt law, it was criminal act as per then Govt.
Many are trying their best to create awareness about bitcoin/cryptocurrency which would help in clearing all doubts. Political leaders like Mr. Somaya have shown paramount ignorance towards cryptocurrency by depicting bitcoin as ponzi. Unfortunately these kind of ignorant souls are in position to take decision about things which they don't understand.