Legal Question in Criminal Law in India

what provision apart from 499 does get attracted if a defamatory article is published in a news paper in print as well as online , and the jurisdiction extents only to the place where it was published or at any place where it was read as it was over Internet , and what are the leading case laws that can be used for references


Asked on 5/15/12, 6:31 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

RAJIV GUPTA (Cell: +91 9811284735) [email protected]

jurisdiction extends to any place where the newspaper is distributed. sec 500 talks about the punishment for defamation. for case laws, retain a lawyer for legal research.

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Answered on 5/15/12, 10:39 am
Shrichand Nahar S.V.Nahar, Advocate

Reading is possible only after publication.

Case laws depends much on the facts.

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Answered on 7/18/12, 2:36 am


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