Search Results for "Sections 499 and 500 IPC"

79 result(s) found

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 79 result(s)

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

High Court of Karnataka Quashes Defamation Complaint Against Software Engineer and Parents for Lack of Specific Allegations and Inordinate Delay. Complaint filed after 5 years of alleged defamatory statements under Sections 499, 500, 501 IPC quashed under Section 482 CrPC.

The petitioners, Savita Eli, Subhashchandra Eli, and Trilochna Eli, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) ...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes Defamation Proceedings Against Newspaper Chairman and Editor-in-Chief for Lack of Specific Allegations. Process under Section 500 IPC set aside as complaint failed to show applicants' direct involvement in selection or publication of defamatory news item.

The applicants, Vijay Darda (Chairman of Lokmat Media Private Limited) and Rajendra Darda (Editor-in-Chief of Lokmat Media), filed a criminal applicat...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist in Police Defamation Case — Publication of News About Police Disharmony Does Not Attract Section 505(2) IPC. Police Case for Defamation of Public Servant Under Section 500 IPC Not Maintainable Without Sanction Under Section 199 CrPC.

The petitioner, a journalist, published two news articles in Dainik Pudhari on 8 October 2017 and 22 May 2018 regarding incidents involving police per...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Journalist in Multiple FIR Case Based on News Broadcasts. Court Transfers One FIR for Investigation, Stays Other Proceedings, and Emphasizes Balance Between Freedom of Speech and Criminal Process Under Article 19(1)(a) and Article 32 of the Constitution.

The dispute arose from two news broadcasts by the petitioner, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and R Bharat, on 16 April 2020 and 21 Ap...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes Summons in Defamation Case Against Newspaper Publisher and Editor for Reporting FIR — Reporting of Police Press Release Constitutes Fair Comment and Substantial Truth Under Exception 1 to Section 499 IPC.

The petitioners, Manish Karapurkar (Publisher) and K. R. Sreenivas (Editor) of The Times of India, Goa Edition, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under S...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Defamation Case — Filing False Police Report Constitutes Publication Under Section 499 IPC. Accused's Admission of Filing False Complaint Sufficient to Prove Defamation Under Section 500 IPC.

The appellant, Narayan Ganesh Gadekar, filed a criminal complaint against the respondent, Parvati Sagun Gadekar, alleging defamation under Section 500...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Journalists in Defamation Cases for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Proceedings under Sections 499, 500 IPC and Section 292 IPC Quashed as Sanction Required for Public Servants Acting in Discharge of Official Duty.

The judgment involves three criminal writ petitions filed by seven petitioners, who are employees of a newspaper, seeking quashing of criminal proceed...

© Image Copyrights Juris Services & Technology

Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence of 26/11 Terrorist in Mumbai Attacks Case. Court Dismisses State's Appeal Against Acquittal of Co-Accused Due to Insufficient Evidence, Finding No Perversity in Trial Court's Decision.

The Supreme Court dealt with appeals arising from the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The appellant, Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, a Pakistani national, was conv...