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Can a Defamation Suit be filed on the ground of suspicion
03-May-2023 (In Civil Law)
A friend of mine is a honest officer. As he is strict, he is facing a barrage of frivolous and scandalous petitions sent either anonymously or pseudonymously. These petitions are an insider job and he suspects a couple of persons. Now he would like to know what legal remedy is available to him. Can he file defamation against the said couple of persons based on suspicion? Can he file an FIR?
I appreciate that your friend is a honest officer. However he is paying the price for being so which is very sad in our country. Unless you can catch someone red handed we cannot due anybody under suspicion. Collect enough materials and start your legal battle. Congrats
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Adv. Gokulakrishnan A
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You cannot file a defamation suit without proof of the person who committed it. You need to have specific defendants arrayed and it cannot be based on mere assumption. But you can lodge a criminal complaint and point out persons whom you think are suspicious.
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Adv. Athiban
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A defamation cannot be filed on people on the ground of suspicion. If you have any doubt on any person you can lodge a complaint in the police station and direct the same to be investigated. but to file a defamation petition there must be proof of any such publication or anything said orally by such person.
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Adv. Janane Ganesan
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