Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Editor and Friend in Defamation Case Based on Public Interest Journalism. Court holds that publication of news item regarding unqualified medical practice is protected under Exception 1 to Section 499 IPC as it was for public good and based on reasonable verification.
19 Jul 2018The applicants, Ajay Soni (editor of 'Pharmacist Times' newspaper) and Vivek Tatekar (his friend), filed an application under Section 482 CrPC seeking...




