Allahabad HC Quashes FIR Against Shaadi.com CEO Anupam Mittal in Cheating Case

The Allahabad High Court quashed an FIR against Shaadi.com CEO Anupam Mittal in a cheating case, ruling he committed no offence in his personal capacity.

The informant, a lawyer, claimed harassment and blackmail through the platform and alleged inaction despite complaints. A Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Madan Pal Singh held that Mittal, as an intermediary under Section 79 of the IT Act, was not liable for third-party actions.

The Court noted profiles were deleted upon complaints and found no abetment or fraud,  observing that the informant could have exited the platform and thus quashed the FIR.

[Anupam Mittal v. State of UP & Anr]