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Amit Malviya had filed a criminal defamation complaint before the Patiala House Court against Santanu Sinha, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (‘RSS’) member, regarding Facebook posts made by him.
The Court directed that the petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation as and when required for the purpose of investigation.
The RSS member relied on exception 10 to Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 which elaborates that conveying a caution in good faith is not defamation.
In March 2023, the Delhi High Court quashed the summoning order, stating that there is nothing therein that could be defamatory against former Professor
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi was functioning as the Chairperson of Law Commission of India and resigned from this post on 26-03-2024 after a tenure of 17 months.
The Report compared the right to reputation as against the freedom of speech and expression and also tracked down the judicial precedents.
The Delhi High Court quashes and sets aside summons issued to the editor and deputy editor of “The Wire” in a criminal defamation case filed by the former Professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Calcutta High Court: Debangsu Basak, J., while addressing a matter with regard to defamation, observed that “in a civil action for defamation, the
Madras High Court: While answering important questions related to freedom of press; meaning of criminal defamation against the State and requisites of
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Anoop Chitkara, J., dismissed an appeal filed challenging the acquittal of the accused of the commission of offences
Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph, JJ has asked Google India to face trial in a 2008 criminal
Kenya High Court at Nairobi: The High Court has struck down the provisions of Criminal Defamation in its Penal Code. The Court observed