Defamation
Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 06 February 2024
This query is : Resolved
My wife was filed 498A on year 2015. I was in jail for some months. On year 2017 I was acquitted from the case.
Can I file defamation case against my wife now ?
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 06 February 2024
The relevant papers of your case have to be perused to give you a reply. So consult your advocate with your case papers and can get opinions from your local advocates.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate
(Expert) 07 February 2024
is it same case
https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/experts/counter-case-defamation-against-false-498a-757151.asp
S.JEEVAGAN, Madurai.
(Expert) 07 February 2024
Yes. If you had been acquitted on merits and not by giving benefits of doubts, you can very well prosecute your wife for defamation and malicious prosecution. However, the defamation case can be filed within the period of three years from the date of the acquittal or from the date of it's confirmation by the appellate court subsequently in case of appeal, if any, filed against the order of acquittal and not as per your convenience.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 07 February 2024
The fact that the criminal case was not dismissed as false case but it was acquitted.
If a case ends in a dismissal, theoretically the prosecution can recharge the defendant with the same crime at a later date and proceed with the prosecution. Now, this may not be possible as a practical matter, but it might be possible in some cases.
If the verdict is “not guilty,” then the defendant is said to have been “acquitted” of the crime of which they were charged. So, an acquittal is a judgment that the defendant is not guilty of the crime with which they were charged as a matter of law. To convict a criminal defendant, the prosecution must prove each element, or component, of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. A judgment of acquittal means the prosecution was unable to prove one or more of the elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.
Under the above circumstances defamation case would not be maintainable
