The court, however, dismissed a similar plea by Sanjay Nirupam's seeking to set aside the summons issued against him in a cross-defamation complaint filed by Irani
Army officials often used this law to charge activists, journalists, & other critics with defamation
The SC bench said that in case of a private criminal defamation complaint, the complainant needs to prove the case
Given that a civil remedy to defamation already exists, no purpose is served by retaining the criminal remedy except to coerce, harass and threaten
Jaitley filed defamation suit seeking Rs 10 cr in damages for issuing allegedly false and defamatory statements against him and his family in connection with DDCA