has elaborately considered this issue and in para 49 of the said decision, the distinction between the “reasons of arrest” and “grounds of arrest” have been culled out, which reads thus : Offcer which ...

Order : (Per Manjusha Deshpande, J.):- 2. The petitioner has been arraigned as an accused in C.R. Section 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Pankaj Bansal V/s. Union of India and Ors. 2023 ...

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To understand the relationship between defamation and freedom of speech in the Indian legal context, particularly under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), it is essential to explore the ...

Under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), an individual can only be held guilty of defamation if they had the intention to cause damage or defame another person. The key elements that ...

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