https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169829 Speech-based criminal complaints were found unsustainable where the remarks, read as a general expression of opinion on premarital sex and live-in relationships, were not directed at any identifiable person or class. The Court held that the allegations did not disclose obscenity, indecent representation of women, or defamation because there was no lascivious content, no statutory role as publisher or advertiser, and no actionable imputation harming reputation. It further found that the complainants were not shown to be persons aggrieved and that the complaints appeared mala fide and an abuse of criminal process. The proceedings were therefore quashed. en-us Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 31 Oct 2015 08:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169829 Speech-based criminal complaints were found unsustainable where the remarks, read as a general expression of opinion on premarital sex and live-in relationships, were not directed at any identifiable person or class. The Court held that the allegations did not disclose obscenity, indecent representation of women, or defamation because there was no lascivious content, no statutory role as publisher or advertiser, and no actionable imputation harming reputation. It further found that the complainants were not shown to be persons aggrieved and that the complaints appeared mala fide and an abuse of criminal process. The proceedings were therefore quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169829