Query on Defamation & FIR

1. You may directly approach the court of Magistrate by filing private complaint under following sections for the offence of defamation.

499. Defamation.—Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of such person, is said, except in the cases hereinafter expected, to defame that person. Explanation 1.—It may amount to defamation to impute anything to a deceased person, if the imputation would harm the reputation of that person if living, and is intended to be hurtful to the feelings of his family or other near relatives. Explanation 2.—It may amount to defamation to make an imputation concerning a company or an association or collection of persons as such. Explanation 3.—An imputation in the form of an alternative or expressed ironically, may amount to defamation. Explanation 4.—No imputation is said to harm a person’s reputa­tion, unless that imputation directly or indirectly, in the estimation of others, lowers the moral or intellectual character of that person, or lowers the character of that person in respect of his caste or of his calling, or lowers the credit of that person, or causes it to be believed that the body of that person is in a loathsome state, or in a state generally considered as disgrace­ful. Illustrations

Do you have copy of the written apology, also?

Your lawyer can appraise you on damages and your expectations from the case.

It is not defamation

Get a copy of written apology and then thu RTI.

Your own lawyer has already advised you on audio/apology.

If you want to perturb the perpetor, go ahead with whatever you have and your lawyer has advised.

The perpetor may fall on your feet and beg for MERCY outside Police Station also.

Originally posted by : bharat garg
	Dear Kumar Sir, The written apology is in the police station, but I do have access to it. I even want to know, that is lodging a FIR helpful?

USE RTI

meet them tommorrow.

The reply in response to RTI is verbal or in writing?

Your post gives impression that it is verbal.

Whatever IT is, the 1st Jan, 2018  was not away.

Wish you a happy new year!