Defamation via writting and publishing
selva
(Querist) 22 September 2015
This query is : Resolved
dear sirs,
i am hindu boy aged 29 and in 2013 i have married ( tied a knot and received the priest/temple certificate) with a muslim girl aged 18( this happened without parents awareness).
i have not converted her into hindu girl prior to marrige and have not even tried for converting her. again
i have not registered or not even approached any marrige officer or panchayat athorities for legal registration of that ceremony.
but after 30 days of that temple ceremony the muslim girl left me and went back to her home and married another muslim boy legally and got registed after following all muslim ceremonies in the year 2014.now that girl is a mom.
now in 2015 i got engaged with a hindu girl and marrige was to happen in august 2015. unfortnately i revealed my past event to the girl to whom i was engaged and out of fear her parents dropped the marrige proposal.
the withdrawel was informed to us via phone call ans well as vis SMS on 2 days prior to marrige. we also agreed silently for their last moment decision. but the next day , that is one day prior to marrige, the parents of the girl wrote a letter by hand with contents upto 2 pages.. alleging that
1) i have converted a muslim girl into hindu RELIGION and married the same , also obtained a certicate as proof..and
2) a domestic violence case is pending against me and my mother in the near by police station and
3)my general character itself is very bad as per others opinion, and so they are stopping the marrige.
"The letter was actually sent via email to the PANCHAYAT SECRETARY AND PANCHAYAT PRESIDENT OF THE LOCALITY WHERE I AM WORKING AS A GOVERNMENT DOCTOR". my working place and panchayt authorities have nothing to do with my personal marrige affair. my native place is actually very far from my working place.
This act is clearly aimed to destroy my reputation and my image as a doctor and endanger my future marriage palns.
present situation is that ,the entire panchayat people have came to know about this letter and believing that i am already married and tried to marrige second time by hiding the previous marrige.
I am totally ashamed now.. and regret for my honest revealing of my past incident. i have already lost my good name which i earned over last 2 years.
I want to file a defamation case against the girls mother . kindly advice me.. in this regard. whether my previous failed marriage can be a point against me ..if i claim that i am not legally married to a muslim girl and have not converted any girl..?? the fact is that there is no police case on me and my mom in any police station.which is totally a wrong claim in that letter.
please advice me what case i should file so as to act strongly against them.?.shall i go for civil or criminal case?? claiming compensation is not my aim...thanks in advance
SAINATH DEVALLA
(Expert) 23 September 2015
Why have u posted 2 similar queries?
P. Venu
(Expert) 23 September 2015
You are reaping what you have sown; no legal elements defamation are involved.
R.K Nanda
(Expert) 23 September 2015
query too long.