Allahabad HC: Creating email ID in another's name may not be identity theft

The Allahabad High Court has stayed an FIR filed against two individuals accused of creating an email account using another person's name. The court questioned whether such an act qualifies as identity theft under the Information Technology Act. It observed that the relevant provision of the IT Act specifically refers to electronic signatures and passwords, with no explicit mention of email IDs. The FIR has been put on hold pending further judicial review and orders from the court.