( 1 ) THE petitioner is the second accused in CC No. 181/89 in the court of the ii Additional Judicial I Class Magistrate, Tanuku. He has filed this petition u/s 482 Crl. P. C. to quash the proceedings against him. That case was instituted on a complaint filed by the 1st respondent herein for defamation u/s. 500 and 501 of the Indian Penal Code. The complainant alleged that there was a news item in the Udayam Telugu daily dt. 27-4-89 making certain derogatory statements about the residents of Kakileru village. The complainant being a resident of that village and he is Upa-Sarpanch of that village says that his reputation damaged and therefore he filed this complaint.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is a resident-Editor of Udayam Newspaper at vijaya-wada. His contention is two fold. One is that the allegations in the case do not constitute an offence u/ss. 500 or 501 IPC and the imputation is of a general nature and is not intended to make any imputation against any individual in particular. The other ground is that under the Press and registration of Books Act only the Editor, Printer and publisher of a news paper can be made responsible for publication but none else can be m