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Criminal defamation to stand SC trial

April 8, 201522 CommentsDaily NewsBy wp-admin

Within weeks after striking down Section 66A of Information Technology Act, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of Section 499 and 500 of IPC making defamation an offence punishable by up to a two-year jail term.

A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant asked the Centre to spell out its stand on decriminalizing defamation law. The court was hearing a petition filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy who is facing defamation charges for making statements against AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa.
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