Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500 -- Defamation - Reading contents of FIR loudly in Court, in a civil suit - Cannot be treated to harm or diminish reputation of complainant - Complaint and entire proceedings quashed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 199, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Aggrieved person - Complainant stated that defamatory statement was made by accused against agitating lawyers for whom he has represented - But, there is no identifiable or set of class of lawyers - Complainant has no case that offending publication was referred to defame him..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Quashing of complaint - Allegation that accused a practicing lawyer made some statement against particular group of lawyers who were agitating and protecting against media - However, accused in his speech referring lawyers as general class and not representing a collection or general class of lawyers - Moreover, when..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Quashing of complaint and summoning order - Offence u/s 499 IPC - Trial Court initially proceeded with a case presuming the same to be a warrants case - However, once said error came to notice of the Court, it has rectified the same by passing order and by ordering that notice of accusation..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500 -- Defamation - Quashing of proceedings - Accused allegedly made defamatory interviews which were telecast on various TV channels - None of editors and publishers have been arrayed as accused - Other than complainant no other person cited as witness in complaint nor anything showing that imputation in estimation of others, lowers..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 509, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 -- Defamation - Live telecast of TV debate - Heated exchange between two politicians on TV debate show - CD containing recording of said debate was adduced in evidence through CW3, its transcript being also presented - Mere use of expression `despicable' or `obnoxious' in legal notice..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Exception 8 - Accused circulated contents of letters to students, lecturers and colleges staffs to defame complainant alleging that they illegally earned one lakh by conducting coaching classes - However, imputations in published letters found substantially true - Requisite mens rea, intent, knowledge to satisfy offence..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500 -- Defamatory statement in pleadings - It is offence of defamation and not offence of giving false evidence...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 202 -- `Impotent person' - Use of such words in pleadings constitute offence of defamation though such words used with the words `and the child was born by medical ovulation period technique as was suggested by the gynecologist' - Use of such words in a different sense can be proved during..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 199(2), Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500 -- Prosecution for defamation - Complaint against accused filed by Public prosecutor on the very same day on which sanction for prosecution was accorded - Haste with which complaint was filed prima facie indicates that public prosecutor may not have applied his mind to materials placed..........
