The Karnataka High Court has quashed the proceedings initiated under the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees And Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, against Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The allegation against Chandrasekhar was that as Director of Kannada Prabha Publications Limited, he had violated the provisions of the Act. The court added that it was the duty of the complainant, who …
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Part II of First Schedule - If the offence is punishable with imprisonment for three years and onwards but not more than seven years the offence is a cognizable offence. Manoj v. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2022 LiveLaw 510 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Section 24 - Public Prosecutor - A public prosecutor occupies a …
