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Aashish Kumar (Business)     26 February 2022

How to get out of this defamation case

I had posted on social media that "Central government ministers generally have profit sharing in vaccine business." Police is filing FIR against me. they say it's defamation of government. But I didn't write name of any minister though it's related to central government. Also it is a general saying similar to saying something like "doctors have commission in prescribing medicines." without speaking name of any doctor.

How can I defend myself from this defamation case? Did I realy commit a crime under 499/500 ipc?



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Vanshaj Sambyal   26 February 2022

yes its a crime and relates to the cyber crime

Dr. MPS RAMANI Ph.D.[Tech.] (Scientist/Engineer)     28 February 2022

You will have to go to High Court to quash the FIR. Otherwise, crime or no crime, the case will go no indefinitely once FIR is filed.

Kaifa Ahmed   03 March 2022

quash is good option

Dr. MPS RAMANI Ph.D.[Tech.] (Scientist/Engineer)     04 March 2022

Explanation-2 under section-499 included an imputation against a collection of persons also. But in order to clean public life, there must be freedom to make such general imputation. The accused should file a writ before the High Court to prohibit the police from taking any action.


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