Legal action against a person for defamation
20-May-2023 (In Criminal Law)
What legal action can be taken if someone attach paper posters written defamatory word in the wall against an indivisual?
You can file a criminal complaint before the concerned magistrate for defamation under Indian penal code and also you can file a suit for defamation deforestation the civil judge.criminal case punish the accused and civil suit award compensation.
its not clear that the person is known or unknown but you can file the complain by stating all facts before police station if police will not take any steps you may file case under 156(3) against police and suspected person
First you send a legal notice through Ld.Advocate to the person who wrote defamatory word asking him to explain why he did this within the stipulated time mentioned in the letter,if the answer is not satisfactory then you can file a criminal case against that person for defamation before the Magistrate Court.
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