A Study of Exceptions of Offence of Defamation with Relevant Case Laws
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Nita Surendra Dave
Student at Thakur Ramnarayan College of Law, Mumbai, India
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DOIhttps://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.113953
Abstract
Defamation is defined as "whoever makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person with the intent to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, by words that are either spoken or intended to be read, by signs, or by visible representation, is said to defame that person," as stated in section 499 of the Indian Penal Code. This paper is an attempt to analyse the various exception of defamation with all the relevant case.
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