https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175422 A defamation complaint under Section 482 CrPC was not liable to be quashed at the threshold where the complaint disclosed allegations capable of constituting the offence and the accused's reliance on the Tenth Exception to Section 499 IPC turned on disputed questions of good faith and public good. The Court reiterated that inherent power under Section 482 is to be used sparingly, only to prevent abuse of process or secure the ends of justice, and that quashing is appropriate only when the complaint, on its face, does not disclose an offence. Because the defence required evidence, the matter had to proceed to trial and the appeal failed. en-us Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 22:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175422 A defamation complaint under Section 482 CrPC was not liable to be quashed at the threshold where the complaint disclosed allegations capable of constituting the offence and the accused's reliance on the Tenth Exception to Section 499 IPC turned on disputed questions of good faith and public good. The Court reiterated that inherent power under Section 482 is to be used sparingly, only to prevent abuse of process or secure the ends of justice, and that quashing is appropriate only when the complaint, on its face, does not disclose an offence. Because the defence required evidence, the matter had to proceed to trial and the appeal failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175422