https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287513 A defamation complaint by a member of a group is maintainable only if the complainant is a person aggrieved and the alleged defamed body is definite and ascertainable under Section 199 CrPC and Explanation 2 to Section 499 IPC. The Kerala High Court noted that the allegations did not clearly target the complainant or any identifiable member of the police force, and the impugned material was not set out with sufficient context to disclose a sustainable defamation case. As the defect went to the root of maintainability and the prosecution would amount to abuse of process, the criminal proceedings were quashed. en-us Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:45:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287513 A defamation complaint by a member of a group is maintainable only if the complainant is a person aggrieved and the alleged defamed body is definite and ascertainable under Section 199 CrPC and Explanation 2 to Section 499 IPC. The Kerala High Court noted that the allegations did not clearly target the complainant or any identifiable member of the police force, and the impugned material was not set out with sufficient context to disclose a sustainable defamation case. As the defect went to the root of maintainability and the prosecution would amount to abuse of process, the criminal proceedings were quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287513