Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Moved By Mahua Moitra Against The Summons Issued In a Defamation Case Filed By Zee Media
Live LawDelhi High Court has issued notice in a plea moved by Member of Parliament from Trinamool Congress, Mahua Moitra, seeking the quashing of a summoning order passed by the trial court in a defamation case filed against her by Zee Media. Filed by Mahua Moitra, the present petition seeks quashing of the summoning order dated 25/09/19 passed by an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in a criminal defamation case filed against her by Zee Media. Ms Moitra has also challenged the order dated 10/01/20 whereby the ACMM had framed notice against her by noting that a Magistrate does not have power to discharge an accused in a summons triable case. Whether a Magistrate seized of a complaint case that contains offences that are in the nature of "summons triable cases", has the power to discharge an Accused under Section 251 of the CrPC; b.