https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459463 A defamation complaint based on imputations made to the police was treated as disclosing the ingredients of Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, and the accused could not secure quashing on a disputed claim of good faith. Good faith for the Eighth or Ninth Exception to Section 499 requires due care and attention under Section 52, and the burden of establishing that exception lies on the accused. At the quashing stage, the material was insufficient to conclusively prove good faith or falsity, so those issues were left for trial. en-us Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:32:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459463 A defamation complaint based on imputations made to the police was treated as disclosing the ingredients of Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, and the accused could not secure quashing on a disputed claim of good faith. Good faith for the Eighth or Ninth Exception to Section 499 requires due care and attention under Section 52, and the burden of establishing that exception lies on the accused. At the quashing stage, the material was insufficient to conclusively prove good faith or falsity, so those issues were left for trial. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459463