person defamed.
Printing or engraving matter.. knowing it to be defamatory.
501.
Ditto.
Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter. knowing
valuable security, commits “extortion”. Illustrations (a) A threatens to publish a defamatory libel concerning Z unless Z gives him money. He thus induces
Indian Penal Code, 1860
501. Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory.—
Whoever prints or engraves any matter, knowing or having good reason ... believe that such matter is defamatory of any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years
Indian Penal Code, 1860
502. Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter.—
Whoever sells or offers for sale any printed or engraved substance ... containing defamatory matter, knowing that it contains such matter, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years
thought, idea and concept of ‘per se malicious or per se defamatory’,
and the basis and foundation of defamation becomes non-existent and
is eroded ... said that there is an
unbridled right to free, much less defamatory speech.
ii. The submission that defamation being only protective of
individual cases between
this sub-section are being abused to secure needless publicity for defamatory matter; and the [Central Government] [ Substituted by Act 11 of 2003, Section
Chairman of the meeting,- (a) is, or could reasonably be regarded as defamatory of any person; (b) is irrelevant or immaterial to the proceedings
appellants
under s. 500 I.P.C . alleging that they made certain
defamatory allegations against him. According to him the
appellants passed a resolution suspending ... Standing Committee including the appellants in the
charge of making the defamatory allegations contained in the
report and (2) the appellants were not protected
appellants in which the respondent complained that
the news item was defamatory and had tarnished the image of
the conference and demanded an apology. Thereafter ... persons must be established so as to be relatable to the
defamatory words or imputations. If a well defined class is
defamed, every particular member
game "TURTLE Vs. TATA" the Defendants are spreading the
following defamatory remarks and statements about the plaintiffs:
"... while dodging the TATA demons ... facts relied on by the defendant, in the impugned libel or
defamatory statement, are false. He relies, for this purpose, on the ruling reported
