Creating an Email ID in Another Person’s Name Does Not Prima Facie Constitute Identity Theft, FIR Against Two Men Stayed: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court considered a case involving Krishna Kant Pandey And Another and the State of Uttar Pradesh. The petitioners challenged an FIR alleging that they had created an email ID in the name of a third person and used it to send complaints. The FIR invoked Section 356(2), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66-C, Information Technology Act, 2000. The Court observed that Section 66-C specifically refers to an…