Kerala High Court quashes defamation case against Asianet, Kairali TV for reports against Congress MP

The media could not be faulted for reports on a sexual assault claim already in the public domain, the Court said while adding that the MP was free to continue legal action against the woman who made the claim.
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The Kerala High Court recently quashed a criminal case filed by Congress leader KC Venugopal against two Malayalam news channels for reports telecast in 2016 on an allegedly defamatory sexual assault claim by a woman, contained in a letter aired by the media outlets [Malayalam Communications Limited & Ors v KC Venugopal & anr and connected case].

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