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Jaison – Appellant
Versus
Korah – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Petitioners are the accused in C.C. No. 26/2015 on the file of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Ernakulam. The above case is filed by the 1st respondent against the petitioners alleging offences punishable under Sections 120B, 501 and 502 of the Indian Penal Code.
2. The 1st respondent is a Senior Geologist in the Department of Mining and Geology. The 1st petitioner herein is the Reporter of the Mathrubhumi News T.V. Channel. The 2nd petitioner is the Cameraman of the Channel. The 3rd petitioner is the News Reader of the T.V. Channel and 4th and 5th petitioners are the printers and publishers of the Mathrubhumi daily. The 6th petitioner is the Chief Executive Officer of the Mathrubhumi News T.V. Channel and the 7th petitioner is the Editor of the Mathrubhumi News T.V. channel.
3. According to the 1st respondent, a news item telecasted and reported by the channel on 03.05.2013 is defamatory to him. Annexure-A1 is the complaint. According to the petitioners, even if the entire allegations are accepted, no offence is attracted and the petitioners were only doing a sting operation with bonafides. Therefore, there is no offence is made out, even if the entire allegations in
A sting operation conducted in good faith for public interest is exempt from prosecution for defamation if no malafides are present.
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