{
  "id": 6110291,
  "title": "Creating email ID in someone else’s name not identity theft: Allahabad High Court stays FIR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/creating-email-id-in-someone-elses-name-not-identity-theft-allahabad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T06:45:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/legal-news/email-id-someone-name-not-identity-theft-allahabad-high-court-fir-10866550/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Allahabad High Court has dismissed charges against two men accused of creating an email ID in another person's name and using it for fake complaints. The court ruled that creating an email ID in someone else's name is not identity theft under Section 66C of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Justice Abdul Moin and Pramod Kumar Srivastava stated that an email ID does not require an electronic signature, password, or unique identification feature. The court emphasized that the legislature did not include \"email ID\" in Section 66C, emphasizing the absence of any unique identification requirement for creating an email account.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Allahabad High Court dismisses charges against two men",
    "Creating email ID in someone else's name not identity theft",
    "Court ruled email ID not requires electronic signature or unique ID"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This ruling sets a precedent that creating an email ID in someone else's name, without more, does not constitute identity theft under the Information Technology Act, 2000.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Email ID in another person’s name not identity theft, Allahabad HC rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/email-id-in-another-persons-name-not-identity-theft-allahabad-hc-rules",
        "published": "2026-09-07T04:34:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}