Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea to Quash FIR Against Two Men Accused of Defrauding Amazon in Scam

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a plea to quash the First Information Report (FIR) against two individuals accused of defrauding Amazon of over ₹69 lakh, allowing the investigation to continue.
On November 22, Justice M. Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by the accused, Sourish Bose and Deepanvita Ghosh, who sought to have the FIR and the magistrate court’s cognizance order set aside. Justice Nagaprasanna stated that the case involved a “modern-age crime” and emphasized the importance of investigating such fraudulent activities. A detailed order from the court is awaited.
The case against Bose and Ghosh dates back to 2017, when an Amazon employee discovered their fraudulent scheme. According to the complaint, Bose would place orders for high-end products on Amazon, make payments through his bank account, and have the items delivered to Ghosh’s address. He then initiated a return request within 24 hours, claiming unsatisfactory products. Instead of returning the genuine products, Bose would replace them with counterfeit items, reseal them in the original packaging, and send them back to Amazon to receive a refund.
The return addresses used by the accused were sometimes registered to Ghosh’s residence, while in other cases, they used different addresses across Bengaluru to conceal their actions. The police have charged the duo with offences under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act (IT Act).
In response to the charges, Bose and Ghosh filed a petition in the High Court seeking to quash the case, but the court’s decision to dismiss the petition allowed the legal process to move forward. The case highlights concerns about online fraud and the need for stringent actions against such scams in the e-commerce sector.