Amazon neither seller nor supplier of product cannot be hauled into criminal proceedings

Kandula Raghava Rao Vs State of Karnataka (Karnataka High Court) Karnataka High Court held that the petitioner therein Amazon, neither seller nor supplier of the product in question could not have been hauled into the proceedings of a crime. Further, without arraigning the Company as an accused, the Directors of the company cannot be hauled into the proceedings. Facts- The petitioners are Directors of Amazon Seller Service Private Limited, which owns and operates an online market place in the name and style of “Amazon”. It is a market place of ‘E’ commerce. The complain...