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Section 202 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Section 200 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 [Entire Act]
Jawaharlal Darda And Ors vs Manoharrao Ganpatrao Kapsikar And Anr on 26 March, 1998
16. Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Jawaharlal Dadra & Ors. Vs. Manoharrao Ganpatrao Kapsikar & Anr., (1998) 4 SCC 112, held that in the case of accurate and true reporting published in good faith, it cannot be said that the accused intended to harm the reputation of the complainant. Para 5 (relevant) of the said decision is as under :
Section 34 in The Indian Penal Code, 1860 [Entire Act]
Narottamdas L. Shah vs Patel Maganbhai Revabhai And Anr. on 3 May, 1984
Further relying on the decision of the Gujarat High Court in the case of Narottamdas L. Shah Vs. Patel Maganbhai Revabhai & Anr., 1984 Crl.L.J. 1790, learned counsel for the applicants submitted that the term 'reputation' means, "What us generally said or believed about the persons' or things' character". The two terms 'character' and 'reputation' are prone to be confused. Character, in the context, would mean, fortitude or morals constitution or strength of a person. It has no relevance with the belief or opinion of others in respect to a person. Therefore, character is what a person "actually is", while reputation is what neighbours and others say "what he is". The man may have, in fact, a good character and yet suffer from bad reputation or vice versa. In short, 'reputation' is, what is reputed about, that is to say, common knowledge or general opinion in respect to a person. It is the estimation in which a person is held by others and not the opinion which he himself may have about himself. It may be said that 'reputation' is a composite hearsay, being the community's opinion which implies the definite and final formation of belief by the community. By no stretch of reasoning the term 'reputation' can imply one's belief about himself.
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