High Court of Kerala Examines Defamation Proceedings Against Media Personnel Over Reporting of Excise Arrest. Allegations Do Not Disclose Offence Where Publication Is Substantially True Report of Official Action Without Mens Rea Under Sections 499, 500, 501, 502 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
5 Aug 2026The matter arose from a criminal miscellaneous case filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, before the High Court of Kerala a...




