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Senthil kumar (Recruitment)     12 November 2014

Defamation against wife

Can i file a defamation case against wife under the following rule:

 

Section 211 in The Indian Penal Code
211. False charge of offence made with intent to injure.—Whoev­er, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person with having committed an offence, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such proceeding or charge against that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either descripttion for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; and if such criminal proceeding be instituted on a false charge of an offence punishable with death, 1[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for seven years or upwards, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either descripttion for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
 
She wrote very offensive mails against me while we are together.
On which are all cases can i file a defamation case.


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 4 Replies

Advocate Kappil Cchandna (Expert Bail & Criminal Defence Lawyer at Delhi Supreme Court of India)     13 November 2014

Dear, Yew, but she must have defamed you in the eyes of third party then know defamation is valid. Adv kapil chandna, 9899011450

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Advocate)     15 November 2014

please list all the threads on which you have repeated the query

UniteFamilies (Social Worker)     16 November 2014

Agree with Advocate Kapil. You can file defamation if it is on public document like newspaper or court order which are public these days. I guess you are referring to emails not mails. You can check cyber laws 

Senthil kumar (Recruitment)     17 November 2014

Sir, It is on emails. it is been sent to people who are common to both of us. kindly advice whether can i file a defamation case. or let me know the grounds of defamation,let me think over and come back.

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