Section 499 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860
499. Defamation.—
Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs
Indian Penal
Code, 1860 (for short, ‘ IPC ’) and Sections 199(1) to 199(4) of the Code
of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short ... read with clause (2)
thereof on Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.
That may have to await a proper case
Code in a
case where the complaint ex facie lacks basic ingredients of Section 499
of the IPC. Learned counsel submitted that ... Section 499 of the IPC and would attract the penal
consequences envisaged in Section 500 of the IPC?
23."Defamation
matter in controversy depends upon the true construction of Section 499 , Indian Penal Code, which contains four explanations and ten exceptions: Channing Arnold v. Emperor ... Bose has argued that if the language of Section 499 , Indian Penal Code, militates against his contention, there is a respectable body of judicial opinions
false imputations and the said act falls within the ambit of S. 499 , I.P.C. which speaks about defamation and thus the accused ... made by the petitioner/accused-1 falls within Exception 9 to S. 499, I.P.C.
(i) In Support of the contentions, the authorities relied
order to come within the First Exception to Section 499
of the Indian Penal Code it has to be established that what has
been imputed ... Punjab in dealing
with the Ninth Exception to Section 499 of the Indian Penal
Code said that it would have to be found out whether
matter, Sections 200 and 202
of the Code of Criminal Procedure and Sections 499 and 500 IPC are
reproduced hereunder:
S. 200 CrPC ... this Code on an
officer in charge of a police station except the power to
arrest without warrant.
S. 499 IPC - Defamation - Whoever
Court, Shahdara, Delhi alleging offences under Section
499 read with Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter
referred to as „ IPC ‟) alongwith ... 499 / 500 IPC is concerned, the bar of
Section 162 Cr.P.C. would not be attracted. Statements under section
161
lead to an offence of defamation as defined
in Section 499 IPC, when viewed in the background of exceptions
contained in the Section ... continued against
them in view of exception 8 provided under Section 499 IPC. In the
reply filed by the State, it is conceded
Cr.P.C. is bound to invoke its inherent power in order to prevent abuse of power of Court.
15. Section 499 IPC ... There are four Explanations and ten Exceptions in Section 499 IPC which I had not quoted.
17. Explanations covers some shades