Aroon Purie vs State of NCT of Delhi

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2022 Supreme(SC) 1104

UDAY UMESH LALIT, BELA M. TRIVEDI
Aroon Purie – Appellant
Versus
State of NCT of Delhi – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Hrishikesh Baruah, AOR Mr. Apoorva Jain, Adv. Mr. Pranav Jain, Adv. Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Mr. S.V. Raju, ASG Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, ASG Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Adv. Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv. Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, Adv. Ms. Ameya Vikrama Thanvi, Adv. Mr. G.S. Makker, AOR Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. R. Sathish, AOR Mr. Shery George Cherian, Adv. Mr. Mohandas K.K., Adv. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Bharat Swaroop Sharma, Adv. Mr. Mathen Joseph, Adv. Ms. S. Geetha, Adv. Mr. S.S. Ahluwalia, Adv. Mr. Amitesh Gaurav, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Uday Umesh Lalit, CJI.

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals challenge the common judgment and order dated 07.04.2021 passed by the High Court of Delhi at New Delhi in Criminal M.C. Nos. 3492 of 2013, 4636 of 2013 and 1762 of 2014 filed by Mr. Aroon Purie; Mr. Parampreet Singh Randhawa & Ors.; and Mr. Saurabh Shukla, respectively.

3. A news item,¹[“the Article” for short.], titled ‘Mission Misconduct’ was published in the news magazine INDIA TODAY (for the period of 23.04.2007 to 30.04.2007) stating that in a string of embarrassments for the foreign office, three Indian Officials posted in the Indian High Commission at UK had to be recalled in quick succession following serious allegations of sexual misconduct, corruption in issuance of visas and sale of Indian passports to illegal immigrants. The Article also mentioned that the allegations were levelled against an officer of the Indian Foreign Service posted in UK for soliciting sexual favours from a local employee. The Article further stated that said officer, now back in India, was facing disciplinary action and when contacted said official denied the charges.

4. It appears that original accused No.12 whose identity is not be

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2022 Supreme(SC) 1104

UDAY UMESH LALIT, BELA M. TRIVEDIAroon Purie – AppellantVersusState of NCT of Delhi – Respondent

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UDAY UMESH LALIT, BELA M. TRIVEDI
Aroon Purie – Appellant
Versus
State of NCT of Delhi – Respondent