7 years ago

Inaccurate, Selective Reporting Of Court Proceedings Can Attract Offence Of Defamation: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Order]

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The court cannot turn its blind eye towards inaccurate and selective reporting of court proceedings, it said.No offender can be permitted to publish a report which only refers to a version of the one side and completely omits that defence put up from the other side, the bench said.The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in MP Mansinghka v Dainik Pratah Kaal, has observed that inaccurate and. The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in MP Mansinghka v Dainik Pratah Kaal, has observed that inaccurate and selective reporting of court proceedings is not protected by virtue of Exception 4 of Section 499 of Indian Penal Code. The manner in which the reporting of the Court proceeding has been done, it is clear that the purpose is to report the version of the one party which will tarnish the reputation of the other side and such type of selective reporting is permitted to be carried out then the Courts will be undermining the rights of the other party which is to lead life with dignity.” The court further observed that the instant report cannot be held to be covered under Exception 4 of Section 499 of IPC. The court said: “It give rise to the situation where a frivolous case is filed against a reputed citizen of the country and thereafter the other party selectively mentions about the pleadings made in the Court against such person even though the other party has not been given any opportunity to clarify on the pleadings reported in the news but still the Courts will have to give such reporting the benefit of Exception 4 of Section 499 of IPC.

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HC issues notice to Centre on plea by Ranya Rao’s mother to lay down guidelines for media

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The High Court of Karnataka has ordered issue of notice to the Central government and 32 media houses on a petition filed by the mother of actor Ranya Rao, who is arrested in gold smuggling case, seeking a direction to lay down certain guidelines with regard to publication by the electronic media, in particular, when the accused is a woman. …

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Court restrains media from publishing, telecasting defamatory statements against Ranya Rao

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A city civil court in Bengaluru on Wednesday restrained, by way of temporary ex-party injunction, several media platforms, including print, electronic, digital, television, and social media, from publishing or telecasting any defamatory statements/ allegations against Kannada actor Harshavardini Ranya Rao, who is under arrest in a gold smuggling case. The 40th additional city civil and sessions judge passed the interim …

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Andhra Pradesh government to file case against ‘Sakshi’ Telugu daily for publishing news ‘devoid of truth’

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The Government of Andhra Pradesh on March 5, 2025 decided to lodge a complaint before the competent court against the Managing Director, the Chief of News Bureau, the Bureau Chief, the Editor, the Publisher and the journalist of ‘Sakshi’ Telugu daily for allegedly publishing a “defamatory, derogatory and venomous news that is devoid of truth.” In a G.O. The newspaper …

4 months, 1 week ago

Judicial Forum Not For Harassing A Person, But To Protect Parties' Rights: Madhya Pradesh HC Pulls Up Complainant For Suppressing Facts

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While quashing a complaint filed under Section 156 of Cr.P.C., the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court expressed its displeasure with the act of the alleged complainant after noting that he had filed a "false affidavit" stating that the police authorities did not act or conduct an inquiry upon his complaint. The judicial forum is not available for …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Plea To Quash Vivek Tankha's Criminal Defamation Case

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday exempted Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from a bailable warrant issued in a criminal defamation case filed against him by Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha, subject to his participation in the proceedings.The Court also issued notice on the plea of Chouhan challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order which refused. The Supreme …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

"Harassed Her By Seeking Repeated Adjournments": Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Order Restricting Accused's Right To Cross-Examine Prosecutrix

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The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the decision of the trial court to restrict the right of accused to cross-examine the prosecutrix, while noting that the man made "every effort to harass" the woman by continuously seeking adjournments for her cross examination. Ahluwalia in its order said, "It is true that the applicant may suffer irreparable …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Press must draw 'Lakshman Rekha', ensure against media trial: Kerala High Court

India Today

The Kerala High Court ruled that media outlets must refrain from taking on the role of investigative or judicial authorities when reporting on ongoing investigations or criminal cases. The High Court pointed out that trial by media can unfairly influence public opinion and lead to "pre-judgment" of suspects, effectively operating as a "kangaroo court." "It is desirable that the media …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Accused Doesn't Have Right Of "Pre-Audience" To Dictate Manner Of Investigation: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has held that suspects or accused individuals cannot be given a pre-audience to determine the manner or agency of their investigation. Thus, the High Court, aligning with the Apex Court's consistent view, dismissed the petitioners' plea for a directed investigation. Justice Ahluwalia emphasized that the accused does not possess the right to influence …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

MP: High court imposes fine on editor for targeting sitting judge

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh high court has imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on an editor of a local Hindi daily after holding him guilty under the Contempt of Courts Act in connection with a news report targeting one of its sitting judges. The division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Milind Ramesh …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Court restrains media from falsely linking Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy to Revanna sexual assault case

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: A city civil and sessions court on Monday passed a temporary injunction order restraining the media, social media and digital media from publishing any news items falsely depicting former PM HD Deve Gowda and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy by showing their morphed photos and linking their names to the alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna without …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Media restricted from linking Deve Gowda, HDK to explicit videos

Hindustan Times

A city civil and sessions court in Bengaluru has issued a restraining order prohibiting media outlets from disseminating false information about former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy about the ongoing proceedings in the sexual abuse case involving Janata Dal MP Prajwal Revanna. Additional city civil and sessions Judge HA Mohan, while imposing the order, …

1 year ago

Magistrate Had No Jurisdiction To Entertain Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs: Madhya Pradesh HC Grants Relief To Ex-MLA Sumitra Devi In False Affidavit Case

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While holding that the Judicial Magistrate First-Class at Burhanpur had no authority to entertain a criminal complaint filed against former Nepanagar MLA Sumitra Devi, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the trial court to forward the complaint under S.156 CrPC to the designated special judge of Indore District Court. “…Since the question of competency and jurisdiction of the court …

1 year, 1 month ago

Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist Abhijit Majumder After He Redacts Derogatory Remarks On Periyar

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The Madras High Court on Tuesday quashed an FIR registered against Journalist Abhijit Majumder. The FIR was lodged by the Tamil Nadu police over derogatory remarks made on Periyar in an opinion piece written by Majumder criticizing Tamil Nadu Youth Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's Sanatana Dharma remark. The court noted that the de facto complainant had also accepted Majumder's undertaking …

1 year, 2 months ago

'Published In Good Faith' : Supreme Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Newspaper Owner For Report Against Advocate

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The Supreme Court recently quashed a criminal defamation case against the owner of a newspaper over an article published against an advocate.The defamation case was filed against the owner of a daily newspaper named 'Sunday Blast', based in Madhya Pradesh, for a report titled “Advocate ne pan masala vyavasayi par karaya jhuta mamla darj” published in 2013. The Madhya Pradesh …

1 year, 2 months ago

'Journalist Serve As Independent Monitor Of Power', Punjab & Haryana HC Quashes Summons In Defamation Case Against Indian Express Resident Editor, Others

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Observing that "journalist serve as independent monitors of power, reporting information for public good and safety," the Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed summons issued against former editor Vipin Pubby and resident editor Manraj Grewal of Indian Express, in a defamation case.In 2008, a retired IPS officer Param Vir Rathee had alleged that the newspaper published a defamatory. Observing …

1 year, 3 months ago

Allahabad HC Quashes Defamation Case Filed By Ex-District Judge Against Aroon Purie Over News Item On Bail To Ex-UP Minister In Rape Case

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The Allahabad High Court recently quashed a criminal defamation case against Aroon Purie, Chairman and Director of TV Today Network Ltd. #JustIN | #AllahabadHighCourt QUASHES Criminal #Defamation Case against Chairman & Director of TV Today Network Ltd. Aroon Purie filed by a former UP District Judge concerning a 2017 article related to grant of bail to Ex-UP Minister Gayatri Prajapati …

1 year, 4 months ago

Accused Can't Be Given Opportunity To Explain Before Filing Final Report : Supreme Court Sets Aside 'Strange' HC Order

Live Law

The Supreme Court recently expressed surprise at a direction passed by a High Court that the police will give opportunity to an accused to explain the materials collected against him before the filing of chargesheet.The Madhya Pradesh High Court passed the direction while refusing to quash an FIR under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.Disapproving of the High …

1 year, 5 months ago

MP High Court Recalls Order Prohibiting Lawyers' Appearance Before It After They Admit To Bench Hunting, Recognize Harm To Administration Of Justice

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Following what appears to be an instance of ‘bench hunting’, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has decided to recall a certain order that prohibited Advocate Vinayak Prasad Shah from appearing before certain High Court benches. The division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal Mishra sitting at Jabalpur observed that the lawyers who have filed the vakalath in …

1 year, 6 months ago

Madras HC Junks Plea Challenging Dismissal Of Complaint Against Ex-Congress MP, ABP News Channel Over 'Defamatory' Post On RSS

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a Revision plea filed against a December 2016 order of the Magistrate Court in Chennai dismissing a complaint filed against former Congress MP Nirmal Khatri and ABP News for posting an alleged defamatory post against an RSS worker. “In the considered view of this Court, the order passed by the Court below does not …

1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Asks MP HC To Relook Case Of Judge Aspirant Whose Selection Was Cancelled Over 'False' Dog Bite Case

Live Law

The Supreme Court recently asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court to have a relook the case of a judicial aspirant, whose name was deleted from the merit list of the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services Examination, 2019 due to a "false" criminal complaint. A Division Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia in its order made a prima facie …

1 year, 11 months ago

Correctness Of Allegations In FIR To Be Tested During Trial; Not By High Court While Exercising Jurisdiction U/S 482 CrPC: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court recently reiterated the view that the High Court, while exercising its power under Section 482 Cr.P.C. The counsels for the respondents also relied upon the decision in Minakshi Bala v. Sudhir Kumar & Ors., wherein it had been laid down that only in rarest of rare cases could the Court exercise the jurisdiction under Section 482 …

1 year, 11 months ago

Shraddha Walkar Murder Case: Delhi High Court Restrains News Channels From Broadcasting Contents Of Chargesheet

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has restrained all media channels from showing or displaying material of the chargesheet in relation to the Shraddha Walkar murder case.Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice on the plea moved by Delhi Police seeking to restrain the media channels from displaying the contents of the chargesheet collected by it till date.The court also directed the Union of …

2 years, 3 months ago

KRK gets no relief from MP court in defamation case filed by Manoj Bajpayee, next hearing on January 17

Hindustan Times

Actor Kamal Rashid Khan, known as KRK, did not get relief from the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a defamation case filed against him by actor Manoj Bajpayee. In the defamation case filed by actor Manoj Bajpayee, a court did not give relief to KRK. Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh in the Indore district court dismissed KRK's …

2 years, 3 months ago

[POCSO Act] MP High Court Upholds Closure Of Rights Of Accused To Cross-Examine Prosecutrix Owing To Their Dilatory Tactics

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently upheld the decision of the trial court to close the rights of the accused in POCSO case noting that they were indulging in dilatory tactics to defer the minor Prosecutrix from testifying. Ahluwalia observed that their behavior before the lower court manifested an oblique motive to defeat the purpose of criminal trial- …

2 years, 9 months ago

"Frivolous Case": Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes Rape Case Filed By 'Second Wife' After A Delay Of 18 Years

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently quashed a rape case against a man registered at the instance of his 'second wife' as the Court noted that it was a frivolous case and her version indicated false allegations against the man.The Bench of Justice Anand Pathak observed that it was vexatious and frivolous litigation just to exert pressure on the man …

2 years, 9 months ago

Madras High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against President & Secretary Of All India Yadav Maha Sabha

Live Law

The Madras High Court bench of Justice M Nirmal Kumar recently dismissed a revision petition against the order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate Court Egmore dismissing a defamation complaint against the President and Secretary-General of the All India Yadav Maha Sabha. The petitioner also contended that the publication would not come within the scope of ninth exception to Section 499 of …

2 years, 10 months ago

Defamation | Magistrate Can't Refer Complaint About Offence U/S 500 IPC To Police For Investigation U/S 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High Court

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated under section 156 of the Criminal Procedure Code, wherein the Magistrate court referred the complaint filed for defamation under section 499, 500 of the Indian Penal Code to the police for further investigation.While doing so, the Bench relied on the Apex court judgement in the case of Subramanian Swamy v. Union. …

2 years, 10 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Action Against Lower Court Judge for Not Considering DNA Report in POCSO Case

Live Law

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently directed action against a lower court judge for not considering a crucial medical evidence of DNA report while acquitting the accused in a POCSO case. The Court observed that despite the medical report being brought on record, the same did not find mention in the impugned judgment passed by the respective trial court …

2 years, 10 months ago

Bombay HC quashes FIR against reporter of Marathi newspaper in defamation case

India Today

The Bombay High Court quashed an FIR registered by the Deputy Commissioner of Police- Crime, Pournima Chaugule, against a reporter of a Marathi newspaper, for publishing two articles that suggested disharmony among the police staff attached to two offices under the Police Commissionerate of Solapur. Apart from this, another issue involved was whether a police case is maintainable if an …

3 years ago

Allahabad HC Quashes Summoning Order Against Dainik Jagran's Editor-In-Chief For An Alleged Defamatory News Item

Live Law

The Allahabad High Court today quashed a summoning order issued by a Court of the Magistrate against the Editor-In-Chief of the daily newspaper Dainik Jagran, Sanjay Gupta for publishing an alleged defamatory news item.The Bench of Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi noted that in absence of specific allegations against the Chief Editor, the person holding the post can't be summoned.The …

3 years ago

MP High Court Refuses To Quash Charges Framed Against Advocate U/S 19&21 POCSO Act For 'Ill-Advising' Rape Accused To Conceal Crime

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently refused to interfere with the charge framed against an Advocate under the POCSO Act for 'ill-advising' the accused and Prosecutrix in a rape case, suggesting them 'not to disclose true facts to the police'. Justice Sanjay Dwivedi was dealing with a criminal revision preferred by the Applicant aggrieved by order of the trial court, …

3 years, 1 month ago

No Vicarious Liability For Criminal Offences In Absence Of Statute: Karnataka HC Quashes Defamation Case Against MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the defamation proceedings against Member of Parliament, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, initiated in the year 2012, when he was the Managing Director of Suvarna News 24/7 Kannada Television Channel. Petitioners submissions: Senior Advocate C V Nagesh appearing for the petitioner submitted that rhe complaint registered was not even maintainable as the petitioner is only a Managing …

3 years, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Rejects Application For Compounding Of Offences U/S 307, 498A IPC Based On Compromise Between Parties

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently dismissed an application filed for compounding of offences under Sections 307 and 498-A read with Section 34 of IPC, based on a compromise between the parties involved. Vs. Deepak the Hon'ble Apex Court has had an occasion to consider whether the High Court can quash the FIR/complaint/criminal proceedings, in exercise of the …

3 years, 6 months ago

Media Reporting Of Oral Observations By Judges During Hearing

Live Law

Almost three scores and eleven years ago, when 'we the people of India' adopted, enacted and gave ourselves the Constitution, 'we' had placed us at the core of the country's democratic aspirations. Extent of Media Reporting in Judicial Proceedings – Testing the Coverage of Oral Observations of Judges The Madrid Principles on the Relationship between the Media and Judicial Independence …

3 years, 9 months ago

Journalists Expected To Know That Reproductions Of Ongoing Trials Isn't Permitted: Bombay High Court

Live Law

Issuing notice to Udaipur-based newspaper, the Udaipur Times, for its impermissible reporting of the actual trial related to the Dawoodi Bohra community, the Bombay High Court on Monday observed: "As a general rule, reproductions of ongoing trials are not permitted and every journalist knows this or is expected to know this." The Bench of Justice Gautam Patel was hearing an …

3 years, 9 months ago

"Right To Live Report Court Proceedings Can't Be Disputed": Madhya Pradesh High Court Reserves Order On Interim Relief In 4 Journalists Plea

Live Law

Appearing for the 4 Journalists, Senior Advocate Nidhesh Gupta along with Advocate Manu Maheshwari argued that the right of the media to report not just Judgment/Order but also judicial proceedings, is covered under Article 19 and it is also in favor of the concept of the open courts. To this, the Court observed that no one can dispute the right …

3 years, 10 months ago

Live Reporting/Streaming Of Court Proceedings: Madhya Pradesh & Allahabad High Courts To Hear Legal Journalists' Plea This Week

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court & Allahabad High Court will hear this week the pleas by legal journalists who have moved the High Courts seeking permission for Live-streaming and Live-reporting.While the Bench of Justices Sheel Nagu and Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia of Madhya Pradesh High Court will hear the matter today i.e., Monday, the Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi of the …

4 years, 4 months ago

Press Has Right To Publish News Item With Its Necessary Comments & Views: Kerala High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Manorama Editors

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has quashed a defamation complaint registered against the Chief Editor, Managing Editor and Publisher of Malayala Manorama Daily.Justice P. Somarajan observed that the press has the right to publish a news item with its necessary comments and views. The contemptuous nature of news item, if it is connected with imputation of truth, which requires publication for …

4 years, 5 months ago

Can State Violate Privacy Rights Of Accused By Publishing Their Photographs In Media Or Parading Them? Madhya Pradesh HC To Examine [Read Order]

Live Law

The Madhya Pradesh High Court will examine whether the State Govt. by issuing an executive instruction, can violate the privacy rights of the accused by publishing their uncovered faces in news paper/ media or by parading them in Society. by issuing an executive instruction, can violate the privacy rights of the accused by publishing their uncovered faces in news paper/ …

4 years, 5 months ago

Fair And Frank Reporting of Events By Media Cannot Be Curbed Merely Because It May Have An Adverse Impact on the Business Of Some Class of Persons: J&K HC

Live Law

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday quashed an FIR bearing No.26/2018 RPC) of Police Station, Kothi Bagh, Srinagar which was lodged against a senior journalist who published a news item in daily Times of India titled "Stone pelters in J&K now target tourists, four women injured". The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar did not find that the contents …

4 years, 6 months ago

Calling Media's Reporting In Sushant Singh Rajput Case 'Disturbing', PIL Before Bombay HC Seeks To Expand The Scope Of Contempt Of Courts Act, Notice Issued [Read Petition]

Live Law

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice in a PIL seeking to expand the scope of the Contempt of Courts Act to include the starting point of the pending proceedings in a case to be from registration of FIR, for the purpose of invoking the said Act, in cases of publications which obstruct or tend to obstruct the administration …

4 years, 6 months ago

"Has Become A Trend Now": SC Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Madhya Pradesh District Judge On Account Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice & also stayed disciplinary proceedings against a Senior District Judge from Madhya Pradesh on account of sexual harassment charges levelled against him by a woman judicial officer in 2018.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun while issuing notice on the petition remarked that filing complaints against. The …

4 years, 10 months ago

Batting for free speech: On filing of defamation cases against press

The Hindu

A feature of public life in Tamil Nadu in the last three decades has been the indiscriminate institution of criminal defamation proceedings against Opposition leaders and the media. The verdict of Justice Abdul Quddhose, quashing a series of defamation complaints filed since 2011-12, is remarkable for applying a set of principles that would firmly deter the hasty and ill-advised resort …

4 years, 10 months ago

'Mere Inaccuracies In Reporting Cannot Justify Initiation Of Prosecution': Madras HC Quashes Criminal Defamation Proceedings Against ET Journalist & Editor [Read Judgment]

Live Law

"There is something called ethical imperative. The Madras High Court on Wednesday quashed the criminal defamation proceedings instituted against the Journalist Sandhya Ravishankar and her husband, also the Editor and Grievances Redressal Officer of the Economic Times, in connection to an article about illegal beach sand mining of atomic minerals along the southern coastline of Tamil Nadu, published in the …

5 years, 2 months ago

Do Something Which Will Mitigate Your Wrong : Karnataka HC To Deccan Herald And Local News Channels Come Which Published Fake News

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday while adjourning the hearing on a suo-moto criminal contempt petition filed against newspaper, Deccan Herald and three other local TV news channels, for publishing flase news titled "Rupees 9 crores was seized from the residence of a City Civil Court Judge in a raid by the "vigilance wing of the Karnataka High Court," suggested …

5 years, 3 months ago

Judicial Process Should Not Be An Instrument Of Operation Or Needless Harassment: Cautions Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law

While cautioning the courts to be circumspect and judicious in exercising the discretion and issuing process, the Allahabad High Court quashed the summoning order passed against the editorial staff of a newspaper, in connection with a defamation case. Thus it was held, "the complaint was not maintainable before the Magistrate as there is specific provision that the complaint should be …

5 years, 3 months ago

False Report On Judge- Karnataka HC Refuses To Accept Unconditional Apology By Deccan Herald

Live Law

The Karnataka High Court on Friday refused to accept the unconditional apology tendered by Editor/Publisher and Reporter of Deccan Herald newspaper, while hearing a criminal contempt petition issued to them for printing a false report titled "Rs 9 crore seized in raid on judge." A bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur said "There were inconsistencies …

5 years, 5 months ago

Plea For Curbing Media Reporting Of A Case Can Only Be Moved In The Court Where The Original Matter Is Pending: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Live Law

Delhi High Court has held that application for curbing or postponing media reporting of a case can only be moved in the court which is hearing the case on merits, and not any other court. In the present case, the Petitioner had filed an application seeking court's direction to stop the defendant from giving information about her sexual harassment at …

5 years, 10 months ago

Review/Recall/Modification Of Orders/Judgments Barred In Criminal Matters: SC [Read Order]

Live Law

An application for review or modification could not have been entertained, the Supreme Court observed while setting aside a High Court order in a Section 482 CrPC petition. A man accused of offences under Section 364 and 323 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code had approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking to quash the FIR. The …

5 years, 11 months ago

Thane court issues summons to Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury over anti-RSS remarks, linking Sangh to Gauri Lankesh's murder

Firstpost

A Mumbai metropolitan magistrate’s court is also hearing a criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury, filed by another RSS activist over the same issue Thane: A city court on Tuesday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury to appear before it on 30 April to respond to the charges of defaming RSS by …

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