A public speech made by the petitioner herein is the subject matter of a prosecution against him under Section 500 IPC. A long standing dispute between him and the complainant is still live. The complainant is the Headmistress of a school run by the petitioner herein. When disputes regarding service cropped up, and the relationship between the parties strained, there occurred an unfortunate incident. The complainant's husband, who is also a teacher in the said school, was involved in a major motor accident in which he sustained very severe injuries. Allegations and counter allegations came in connection with the said motor accident, and it was even alleged that the petitioner herein and his men were behind the said motor accident, or that they designed such an accident. When the dispute was live, the petitioner herein made a public speech against the complainant and her husband. It is alleged that the said speech contained defamatory materials against the complainant. She, accordingly, made a complaint before the learned Judicial First Class Magistrate-I, Kottarakkara. After conducting due enquiry under Sections 200 and 202 Cr.P.C., the learned Magistrate took cognizance as C.