Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500 -- Defamation - 8th exception - Petitioner held a press conference at his residence and made malicious and defamatory statements against complainant which were not only printed in Newspapers but also telecast on three television channels - Trial Court summoned the petitioner for an offence u/s 500 IPC - Held, that petitioner was not the..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Imputation should be either made directly to the knowledge of third parties or the same should be published to the knowledge of third parties...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - In a petition for restitution of conjugal rights petitioner in the counter took plea that wife was having illicit relations - In absence of publication of imputation by accused complaint quashed...........
Ranbir Penal Code, 1989, Section 500, 501, 502 -- Defamation - Publication of news-item in a newspaper - Alleged that complainant had bribed the police to harass petitioners - News item does not indicate that complainant had bribed police - Ingredients of Ss.501 & 502 not satisfied - Proceedings quashed...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500, 499, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Defamation - Scathing attack by accused on the character and conduct of complainant - Defences available to accused with which he can justify such an allegation, cannot be gone into while exercising jurisdiction u/s 482 Cr.P.C. - Even if the imputations are covered by Exception 9 of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 256, 320, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500 -- Defamation - Criminal complainant - Death of complainant - Plea of the appellant with reference to Section 256 Cr.P.C. to dismiss the complaint - Legal heirs of the complainant propose to continue the complaint - Held that if permission is sought for by the legal heirs of the deceased..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Company can be prosecuted for an offence of defamation...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Company - Where Company commits an offence of defamation then all the Directors or the Board of Directions are equally liable for the commission of offence...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Intention to harm reputation and to give publicity to imputation are essential ingredients of the offence of defamation...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500 -- Defamation - Acquittal in corruption case on benefit of doubt - Charge sheet in corruption case was submitted by police after investigation - No case of defamation is made out - Whenever any investigation is made on information supplied in good faith or without any mala fide intention, then the person who made the report cannot be..........
