Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 502 · Decided 17 April 2025
Shahed Kamal & ORS. v. M/S A. Surti Developers PVT. LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 502 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1275
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2033/2025
- Decided
- 17 April 2025
- Bench
- K.V. VISWANATHAN, N KOTISWAR SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 499; CrPC; Constitution Article 19(1)(a)
Headnote
Whether the complaint filed by the respondent makes out a case for offences punishable under Section 500 read with Section 34, IPC against the appellants. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.499 Exception 9, 500 r/w 34 - Defamation - When not - privilege - Scope of Exception 9 to s.499 - Constitution of India - Articles 19(1)(a), (b) and (c) - Appellants-home buyers, not satisfied with the services provided by the respondent-developer, protested against the developer by erecting a banner visible to public at
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