This article is written by Shrishti Bhardwaj of B.A.LL.B of 6th Semester of Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College, Pune, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT Deepfakes have emerged as a transformative yet disruptive force in digital media. Using advanced algorithms, particularly Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), they enable the creation of Read more
Under Section 499 and Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, a defamation complaint has been lodged against Rahul Gandhi by an RSS worker named Kamal Bhadauriya in the Haridwar Court. This complaint has been filed over the remark made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Bharat Jodo Yatra Read more
The Supreme Court of India recently called out state governments for their failure to take action against hate speech in the country. During a hearing on a plea seeking contempt of court action against Maharashtra’s police and administration for failing to take action against several instances of hate speeches and Read more
Recently ex Congress President Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to 2 year imprisonment by Surat court under IPC Section 499(DEFAMATION) & IPC Section 500(Punishment for defamation) due to which he was disqualified from LOK SABHA under REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT,1951. In 2014,a RSS activist Rajesh kunte filed a criminal defamation Read more
Chapter XXI, section 499-502 deals with defamation. Section 499 defines “Defamation” Section 500 prescribes penalty Section 501 and 502 apply to special cases. Meaning of Defamation Defamation is an act of causing harm or injury to the reputation of another. Defamation tends to injure or harm reputation, diminishes the esteem, Read more
Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to down other person’s reputation. It is a wrong done by one person to another’s reputation by words spoken or written, signs or other visible representation. A man’s reputation is considered to be his most valuable property. It is quite Read more
