Srinagar Bench, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Srinagar Bench, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

Arguments before court can form basis for defamation case: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

"Even the arguments made by a counsel upon instructions from his client, which are per se defamatory in nature, can form basis for prosecution of such client for offence under Section 499 of RPC," the Court said.
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The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently observed that even arguments made by lawyers before a court can form the basis for the initiation of a criminal defamation case if the arguments are per se defamatory [Satya Prakash Arya v. Syed Abid Jalali].

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