Practical Legal Guidance

Defamation

Making or publishing an imputation about a person intending to harm their reputation.

Detailed Meaning

Defamation is making or publishing any imputation concerning a person, by words, signs, or visible representation, intending to harm or knowing/having reason to believe it will harm that person's reputation, subject to statutorily defined exceptions (such as good-faith imputations for the public good). It can give rise to both criminal liability and a civil suit for damages.

Authoritative Sources & Provenance

Relevant Legislation

  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

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