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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Editorial Director and Journalists for Lack of Specific Allegations and Non-Compliance with Section 202 CrPC — News Articles on Art Auction Authenticity Not Defamatory as They Did Not Lower Complainant's Reputation in Eyes of Others.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals and quashed the criminal proceedings for defamation under Sections 499 and 500 IPC against the appellants, who w...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Defamation Proceedings Against Newspaper Trust and Editors for Lack of Specific Allegations. Criminal proceedings under Sections 499, 500, 109 IPC quashed as complaint failed to disclose how petitioners were responsible for publication of alleged defamatory news item.

The case involves four criminal petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) by the petitioners seeking quashing o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Police Officer for Dereliction of Duty in Dinakaran Arson Case. Failure to Prevent Attack and Apprehend Criminals Under Sections 217 and 221 IPC.

The case arises from the tragic Dinakaran newspaper arson incident on May 9, 2007, where a mob attacked the office, resulting in the death of three em...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Managing Director and Publisher in Defamation Case for Lack of Specific Allegations of Involvement in Publication. Managing Director Not Liable Under Sections 500, 501, 502 IPC Without Evidence of Direct Role in Publication.

The applicants, Muncherji Nusserwanji Cama (Managing Director of Bombay Samachar Pvt. Ltd.) and the company itself, filed an application under Section...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against Newspaper Owners for Lack of Specific Allegations of Mens Rea. Petitioners, as Chairman and Managing Director, Not Shown to Have Direct Role in Publication of Alleged Defamatory Material.

The petitioners, B V Seetaram and Rohini Seetaram, were the Chairman and Managing Director respectively of Chitra Publications Pvt. Ltd., which publis...

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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...