https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283670 A defamatory communication in letters between spouses may still support a prosecution under the Indian Penal Code, because the alleged publication cannot be rejected at the threshold on a supposed common-law exemption. Section 122 of the Indian Evidence Act operates as an evidentiary privilege for communications made during marriage, so it does not bar a prima facie inquiry or justify discharge before trial. Whether the communication is admissible in evidence must be decided at trial, and the marital status at the time of communication controls the privilege. Communications made while the marriage subsisted remain covered even if the marriage is later annulled. en-us Wed, 13 Nov 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283670 A defamatory communication in letters between spouses may still support a prosecution under the Indian Penal Code, because the alleged publication cannot be rejected at the threshold on a supposed common-law exemption. Section 122 of the Indian Evidence Act operates as an evidentiary privilege for communications made during marriage, so it does not bar a prima facie inquiry or justify discharge before trial. Whether the communication is admissible in evidence must be decided at trial, and the marital status at the time of communication controls the privilege. Communications made while the marriage subsisted remain covered even if the marriage is later annulled. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Nov 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283670