High Court of Karnataka Quashes Defamation Proceedings Against Newspaper Publisher and Editor for Lack of Sanction Under Section 199 Cr.P.C. — Private Complaint for Defamation Against Public Servant in Respect of Official Acts Requires Previous Sanction of Competent Authority.
18 Feb 2020The petitioners, C.M. Aleemullakhan (printer and publisher) and K. Iftekhar Ahmed Shariff (editor) of the Urdu daily 'Salar', filed a criminal petitio...




