Chhattisgarh Court Upholds FIR Against Flipkart, ElasticRun Employees in Knife-Delivery Case

The Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to quash an FIR against two ElasticRun employees accused of delivering a knife ordered via Flipkart, which was later used in a murder and robbery.

The Court noted that police had earlier warned e-commerce platforms against delivering prohibited items, yet the knife was dispatched through the logistics firm. Rejecting claims of safe-harbour protection under the IT Act, the Bench held that such immunity does not extend to physical delivery of dangerous goods.

The police had specifically booked Dinesh Kumar Sahu (Senior Area Manager) and Harishankar Sahu (Delivery Service Agent) under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

The investigation has been allowed to continue.