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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM
Vinay @ Vinay Jain, S/o.Kamlesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent
The legal document pertains to a criminal petition filed to quash an FIR related to the resale of IPL match tickets. The key points are as follows:
The petitioner was accused of reselling IPL tickets at inflated prices, with charges under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (!) .
The court examined whether the resale of tickets constitutes an offence under the relevant law. It was found that there are no statutory restrictions or prohibitions on reselling match tickets, and the tickets are transferable (!) (!) .
The absence of specific legal restrictions on resale means that the act of reselling tickets cannot be deemed an offence under Section 318(4). The law requires that an act fall within its mischief for it to be punishable, which is not the case here (!) .
The court emphasized that continuing criminal proceedings without the essential ingredients of an offence would amount to an abuse of process and cause unnecessary harassment (!) .
Consequently, the court allowed the petition, quashed the FIR against the petitioner, and clarified that in the absence of legal restrictions, reselling valid tickets does not constitute an offence (!) (!) .
The order highlights that the legal framework does not prohibit the resale of transferable tickets, and therefore, such acts cannot be criminalized under the relevant section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (!) .
These points summarize the court's reasoning and decision to quash the FIR based on the lack of statutory restrictions on ticket resale.
ORDER :
The captioned petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:
a) Quash the entire Chargesheet in C.C.No.23388/2025 pending on the file of 1st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bangalore, arising out of in Crime No.139/2025 registered by the Yeshwanthpura PS, for the offences punishable under Sections 318 (4) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Annexure-A.
b) Pass such other order as deemed fit in view of the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice.
2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned High Court Government Pleader representing the respondent–State. I have also carefully perused the material available on record.
3. The material placed before this Court discloses that the respondent–Police have initiated criminal proceedings against the petitioner for the alleged offence of reselling tickets for Indian Premier League (IPL) matches at a price higher than their face value, an act said to be punishable under Section 318 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
4. A close examination of the complaint and the First Information Report indicates that specific allegations have been levelled against the peti
The absence of statutory restrictions on the resale of match tickets negates an offence under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Reselling IPL match tickets is permissible under law if no explicit restriction is imposed.
(1) Unauthorised business of procuring and supplying railway e-tickets – Section 143 of Railways Act, 1989, has been enacted to tackle a social crime – Section 143 penalises actions of only unauthori....
Match fixing does not constitute an offense under section 420 IPC and the offense under section 120B cannot be invoked without allegations constituting an offense under section 420 IPC.
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