Justice M Nagaprasanna quashed the criminal proceedings noting that with the High Court’s February 14 order striking down the provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act that banned online games, nothing remained in the present matter.
The accused were charged under Sections 79 (keeping common gaming house) and 80 (gaming in common gaming-house) of the Karnataka Police Act against the petitioners.
“Amendment to the Karnataka Police Act was the subject matter in several writ petitions… the Division Bench of this Court, by its order dated 14.02.2022 has struck down Sections 2, 3, 6, 8 and 9 of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, in its entirety as ultra vires the Constitution of India,” the Court noted.
Source: Barandbench
