Dismissed
Prakash Gopal Jadhav v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Bombay HCWP/375/2015
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The High Court of Judicature at Bombay disposed of a criminal writ petition seeking prosecution of respondents under Sections 501(b) and 502(b) of the IPC for defamation. The Court held the offences are non-cognizable, prohibiting police registration, and thus could not entertain the prosecution petition. The petitioner was granted liberty to file a private complaint.
What did the court decide?
Order to prosecute respondents under Sections 501(b) and 502(b) IPC dismissed; liberty granted to file private complaint.