Criminal P.C., which was made during the pendency of the defamation case, alleged that the present applicants intimidated him when they came to Ghazipur ... defamation case threatening to institute some case against the complainant, presumably false, in some Court in the Jaunpur District, and when he (the complainant) would
alleged any innuendo, nor has he set up any such case. The case, as set up by him would, therefore, fail on this initial ground ... aspect of the case, I am of opinion that a case of qualified privilege has been made out in the present case on behalf
witness who gave evidence in a court of justice for defamation. In proper cases with the sanction of the Court a prosecution can be instituted ... same learned Judge argues that the absence of prosecutions in such cases for defamation points to the conclusion that Judges and the public were
cited before us some English cases in which it has been held that in cases of libel or defamation it is not objectionable to serve ... case like the present from the case in the ruling we do not think that the ruling can be cited for a case like
only an aggrieved person can move a Magistrate in case of defamation. Section 199(1) reads as under :
199. Prosecution for defamation (1) No Court ... case in which a class has been defamed. The complainant has not alleged any specific injury to himself. In case of defamation 'person aggrieved
deal with cases in which the privilege is abused. The next case to be referred to is the well known case in Seaman v. Netherelift ... defamation suit were themselves actually the defendants to the suit in which the alleged defamation arose and the plaintiff in the defamation suit was himself
that the case before us is free from the difficulty which is involved in cases of malicious prosecution which is akin to defamation ... section the liability of a deceased wrong-doer survives except in case of defamation, assault as defined in the Indian Penal Code and other personal
that if he would do so Niranjan Nath would bring a case for defamation. This message was sent through one Jwala Prasad. The accused ... then and there said that if insolvency proceedings were taken a case for defamation would be brought. The following passage occurs in the statement
from the form given in the Coda for pleadings in a case of defamation, nonetheless the general provision in Order 6, Rule 2, must ... ground that it was much too vague. A plaint in a case of defamation ought to allege not only the publication
prescribed for the trial by Magistrates of warrant cases....."
8. Ordinarily, a case of defamation is tried by a Magistrate as a warrant ... case. A case falling under Section 198-B, Cr. P. C. is tried by a Court of Session as a warrant case. In cither case
