B. Siva Sankara Rao, J.

The criminal petition is filed by the petitioners/A.1 to A.3(Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd., rep. by its Manager (as authorised signatory), Kingshuk Nag-Chief Editor and Anil Kumar-Printer of Times of India, under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to quash the proceedings of C.C. No. 849 of 2013 (1) on the file of the XXIII Special Magistrate at Erramanzil Hyderabad, which is outcome of private complaint dated 18.10.2012 of the 1st respondent-Dr. K. Sarat Chandra, that was taken cognizance for the offence punishable under Section 500 of I.P.C., after recording the sworn statement of the complainant and with reference to the news item dated 27.11.2011.

1. Originally C.C.No. 25 of 2013 renumbered as 87 of 2013-since transferred at post congnizance stage from the file of the III Addl. Metropolitam Magistrate to IV Special Magistrate,

2. The case of the Complainant in nutshell is that - he completed MBBS from Andhra Medical College and MD in Cardiology from PIME&S, Chandigarh,(during 1981-1989) and is working in NIMS in Cardiology Dept., w.e.f.14-11-2003, as faculty member till 13-03-2007 and later as Addl. Professor, also elected as president of Cardiological society of Ind