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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on IPC Section 499. Defamation

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IPC Section 499. Defamation Criminal Laws
 

List of Judgements

Vinod Dua Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : june/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

ARNAB RANJAN GOSWAMI vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : may/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 371 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALArnab Goswami Case - The right to journalistic freedom of speech and expression is safeguarded by Article 19(1)(a).According to the Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 19(1)(a) and 32, along with the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Sections 153, 153A, 153B, 295A, 298, 500, 504, 506, and 120B, ther...

GOOGLE INDIA PRIVATE LTD vs. M/S. VISAKHA INDUSTRIES

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1237 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTA notice issued to an intermediary for the removal of an objectionable post is insufficient; the applicant seeking removal must possess a court order.IMPORTANTIf the complaint alleges collusion between the accused who made a defamatory post and the intermediary, the case cannot proceed unde...

K.K. Mishra Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh & ANR. [APRIL 13, 2018]

Judgement Date : april/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 266 SC

Mohammed Abdulla Khan Vs. Prakash K. [December 4, 2017]

Judgement Date : december/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 853 SC

Justice (Retd.) Markandey Katju Vs. The Lok Sabha & ANR. [December 15, 2016]

Judgement Date : december/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 921 SC

Shreya Singhal Vs. Union of India [March 24, 2015]

Judgement Date : march/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 237 SC

Dr. Mehmood Nayyar Azam Vs.State of Chattisgarh and Ors. [August 03, 2012]

Judgement Date : august/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 401 SC

S. Khushboo Vs. Kanniammal & ANR. [2010] INSC 347 (28 April 2010)

Judgement Date : april/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 324 SC

S. Khushboo Vs. Kanniammal & ANR. [2010] INSC 327 (28 April 2010)

Judgement Date : april/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 322 SC

S.D.Kathuria Vs. Thiru N.Ravi & Ors. [2009] INSC 509 (6 March 2009)

Judgement Date : march/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 258 SC

N.K. Sharma Vs. Abhimanyu [2005] Insc 565 (7 October 2005)

Judgement Date : october/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 563 SC

John Thomas Vs. Dr. K. Jagadeesan [2001] INSC 319 (12 July 2001)

Judgement Date : july/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 319 SC

M.N. Damani Vs. S.K. Sinha & Ors [2001] INSC 268 (2 May 2001)

Judgement Date : may/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 268 SC

State of Bihar Vs. Murad Ali Khan & Ors [1988] INSC 316 (10 October 1988)

Judgement Date : october/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 312 SC

Headnote :

The Range Officer from the appellant-State filed complaints with the Judicial Magistrate First Class against the respondents-accused, claiming they had violated section 51 of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972. The Magistrate acknowledged the offense and directed that process be issued to the respon...

Sewakram Sobhani Vs. R.K. Karanjia, Chief Editor, Weekly Blitz & Ors [1981] INSC 104 (1 May 1981)

Judgement Date : may/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

Headnote :

A news article published in the Blitz weekly, for which the respondent served as Editor, reported that the appellant had seduced a female detainee who was also held in the Central Jail under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act. The article claimed that she became pregnant as a result of their r...

G. Narasimhan & Ors Vs. T. V. Chokkappa [1972] INSC 204 (4 September 1972)

Judgement Date : september/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 204 SC

Headnote :

The Dravida Kazhagam organized and sponsored a conference.However, the conference operated as an independent entity with its own organization and office, where all related correspondence was managed, and it had its own Secretaries.The conference adopted several resolutions. One of the resolutions wa...

Balraj Khanna & Ors Vs. Moti Ram [1971] INSC 122 (22 April 1971)

Judgement Date : april/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 122 SC

Headnote :

The complainant lodged a grievance against the appellants under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, claiming they made defamatory statements about him. He asserted that the appellants passed a resolution to suspend him from municipal service, during which they made unfounded and outrageous allegat...

Sukra Mahto Vs. Basdeo Kumar Mahto &. ANR [1971] INSC 105 (2 April 1971)

Judgement Date : april/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 105 SC

Headnote :

A legal proceeding took place under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code involving the respondents and the appellant concerning some agricultural land in Bihar. This land was registered in the names of two brothers, Karma Ahir and Faizu Ahir, with the appellant being the grandson of Karma Ahir...

Shiv Kirpal Singh Vs. Shri V. V. Giri [1970] INSC 191 (14 September 1970)

Judgement Date : september/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 191 SC

Headnote :

The election for the President of India that took place in August 1969 was contested through five election petitions submitted to this Court. The primary issue for consideration was whether the distribution of an anonymous pamphlet containing defamatory remarks about one of the candidates, as allege...

Perspective Publications (P) Ltd. & ANR Vs. State of Maharashtra [1968] INSC 280 (19 November 1968)

Judgement Date : november/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 280 SC

Headnote :

One T initiated a lawsuit seeking Rs. 3 lakhs in damages for libel against a newspaper. The case was ruled in favor of T by a Judge of the Bombay High Court. Subsequently, an article was published in a publication produced by the first appellant, with the second appellant serving as the editor, prin...

Harbhajan Singh Vs. State of Punjab [1965] INSC 53 (2 March 1965)

Judgement Date : march/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 53 SC

Headnote :

The Punjab Government released a press statement indicating that some newspapers in the state were disseminating false information suggesting that a Minister\'s son was involved in smuggling. The government claimed these allegations were intended to tarnish its reputation and insisted that the son\'...

Haridas Das & ANR Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors [1964] INSC 78 (16 March 1964)

Judgement Date : march/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 78 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were directed to face proceedings under sections 193, 199, and 211 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. They appealed to this Court against that directive under a certificate issued pursuant to Article 134(1)(c) of the Constitution.Before this Court, it was argued that for an individual to...

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Revashankar [1958] INSC 83 (24 September 1958)

Judgement Date : september/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 83 SC

Headnote :

The complainant, who had lodged a grievance regarding an alleged offense under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code in the Court of the Additional District Magistrate of Indore, made several serious allegations against the Magistrate in an application submitted under Section 528 of the Code of Crimi...

Basir-Ul-Huq & Ors Vs. The State of West Bengal [1953] INSC 29 (10 April 1953)

Judgement Date : april/1953, Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 29 SC

Headnote :

The accused reported to the police that X had beaten and strangled his mother to death. During the funeral, as the pyre burned, the accused entered the cremation ground with the police. Upon examination, the report was found to be false. Subsequently, X filed a complaint, and the accused was charged...

Bathina Ramakrishna Reddy Vs. The State of Madras [1952] INSC 7 (14 February 1952)

Judgement Date : february/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Headnote :

Sub-section (3) of Section 2 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1926, limits the High Court\'s jurisdiction to address contempt allegations concerning subordinate courts only when the acts in question are punishable as contempt under specific provisions of the Indian Penal Code. However, this limitation...