FIR registered by the Bengaluru City Police against Dream11 cofounders Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, last year, on expenses of violating the provisions of the now-repealed Karnataka Police (Modification) Act, 2021.
The amendments not exist because the Karnataka Excessive Courtroom final month had
struck down the contentious amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, coping with on-line video games, permitting the petitions filed by the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) and gaming corporations.
The Karnataka authorities, on October 5, final yr notified the legislation banning betting and wagering in on-line video games after Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot gave his assent.
The Karnataka Legislature had handed amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963 throughout its latest sitting.
Tamil Nadu had, final yr, promulgated an ordinance amending its Gaming & Police Legal guidelines Act, 2021, which banned on-line playing. The Madras Excessive Courtroom, nevertheless, struck down the amendments calling the legislation unconstitutional.
Kerala too had final yr prohibited on-line rummy video games underneath the purview of the Kerala Gaming Act. It was put aside too.
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