FIRST LAW

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Section 482 - Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Section 500 - Defamation -  Quashing of Criminal Process -  participating in the TV debate - aware that the programme was going “live” to the people at large - need for restraint in choice of words or expressions was expected to be borne in mind - there is nothing shown at this stage to indicate that the anchor could have anticipated what was about to fall from the mouth of the petitioner so that he could block it from going viral through the live telecast. 

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 -  S. 199 (2) -  Indian Penal Code, 1860 -  Ss. 499 & 500 - D efamation against the Hon’ble Chief Minister of the State of Madhya Pradesh - S tatements may be defamatory but then in the absence of a nexus between the defamatory s tatements  and the discharge of public duties of the office, the remedy under Section 199(2) and 199(4) Cr.P.C. will not be available .