Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against WinZo Games in PAN Misuse Case

The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR against WinZo Games for alleged cheating and PAN card misuse. A woman claimed her PAN details were stolen and used on the gaming app.

Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the plea and said the quashment does not affect other accused or cases.

WinZo had urged the woman to file a complaint, which led to the FIR under Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 420 of IPC) and Section 66(c) and Section 66(d) of the Information Technology Act.

The court had earlier stayed the probe and and has now directed WinZo to give its statement.

[Winzo Games Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Karnataka]