Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500, 501 -- Pre-marital sex - Article published in news magazine that pre-marital sex and live in relationship are on the increase and called for social acceptance of the same - It was further stated that society should not think that the girl at the time of marriage is virgin and the man marrying a girl should not expect the girl to..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500, 501 -- Defamation - Complaint can be filed by a person other than the aggrieved person when aggrieved person has passed away or is otherwise unable to initiate legal proceedings...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Publication - Once a statement is filed in a Court of law such statement can be taken as published - Publication includes pleadings, affidavits etc. which are filed in Courts...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Exception 9 - Defamation - Actual loss of reputation need not be proved - Accused has to show that imputation was made in good faith...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500 -- Defamation - Complaint against Chief Executive Officer of TV channel on allegation that news reader of TV channel while narrating reaction of complainant on murder of political leader said that complainant rebuked media in filthy language, lowering dignity of the complainant and thus defamed him in public - No mens rea on part of..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500 -- Defamation - Allegations that accused persons published news item that Constable committed rape on his daughter - Roll number given to the constable was actually that of complainant - Plea of the complainant that by reading roll number people would believe that he (complainant) committed said offence - In news item name of culprit..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500 -- Defamation - Wrong news item published in newspaper - Held, merely publishing errata is not proper - Accused should express regrets for original publication...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500 -- Defamation - Defamatory pleadings in a civil suit - Imputations contained in pleadings and evidence in civil suit is covered by Exception 9 of S.499 IPC, even assuming that the imputations are prima facie defamatory in nature...........
Limitation Act, 1963, Article 76 -- Defamation - Suit for damages - Limitation - Suit is to be filed within one year of making the defamatory statement...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Mens Rea i.e. guilty mind - It is a mandatory prerequisite of an offence of defamation...........
