High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal Against Acquittal in Defamation Case — Publication of Defamatory Article Without Verification Constitutes Offence Under Sections 500 and 501 IPC. The court held that the respondents failed to prove the truth of the allegations or that the publication was for public good, and thus the acquittal was perverse.
5 Nov 2015The appellant, Mrs. Madhu Sharma, a Conservator of Forest, filed a private complaint under Section 2(d) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, befor...
