Defamation
1.Opening Words 2.RELEVANT PROVISIONS
(SEC.499 TO 502 P.P.C) 3.DEFAMATION U/SEC.499 (I)INGREDIENTS OF SEC.499 (i)MAKING
OR PUBLISHING IMPUTATION (ii)CONCERNING ANY PERSON (iii)MODE OF SUCH IMPUTATION
(a)WORDS (b)BY SIGNS OR VISIBLE REPRESENTAION (iv)INTENTION,KNOWLEDGE OR BELIEF
TO HARM THE REPUTATION (CASE LAW P.L.D 2001 KAR 115)(a)MEANIG OF HARM(II)WHAT
AMOUNTS TO DEFAMATION U/SEC.499(i)IMPUTATION TO DEAD PERSON(ii)IMPUTATION
CONCERNING COMPANY (iii)ALTERNATIVE IMPUTATION 4.EXCEPTION OR DEFENCES TO
OFFENCE DEFAMATION (I) IMPUTATION OF TRUTH FOR PUBLIC GOOD REQUIRES(II)PUBLIC
CONDUCT OF PUBLIC SERVANTS(III)CONDUCT OF ANY PERSON TOUCHING ANY PUBLIC
QUESTION (IV)PUBLICATION OF REPORTS OF PROCEEDINGS OF COURTS (V)MERITS OF CASE
OR CONDUCT OF WITNESSES(VI)MERITS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE (VII)ENSURE PASSED IN
GOOD FAITH BY PERSON HAVING LAWFUL AUTHORITY OVER ANOTHER (VIII)ACCUSATION
PREFERRED IN GOOD FAITH TO AUTHORISED PERSON(IX)IMPUTATION BY PERSON FOR PEROTECTION
OF HIS OR OTHER’S INTERESTS (X)CAUTION INTENDED OF GOOD OF PERSON OR PUBLIC
GOOD 5.PUNISHMENTFOR DEFAMATION
U/SEC.500 (SIMPLEIMPRISONMENT FORTWO YEARS OR WITH FINE OR WITH BOTH) 6.CLOSING
WORDS
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