Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 675 · Decided 2 August 2023
Kishore Balkrishna Nand v. State of Maharashtra & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 675 · [2023] 11 S.C.R. 34
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2291/2011
- Decided
- 2 August 2023
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 500, 499
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration : Whether the allegations made in the complaint in the good faith addressed to the lawful authority-Sub Divisional Magistrate, make out an off ence of defamation under Section 500 IPC or not. Penal Code, 1860 - s.499, eighth exception, s. 500 in good faith - When not defamation: Held : Accusation in the complaint preferred in good faith against any person, to a person in lawful authority with regard to the subject-matter of accusation, is not a defamation - By perusing the allegations made in the complaint, no case for
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