MOHINI KAPUR, J.—In this revision petition, the scope and meaning of some person aggrieved in Section 199 Cr.P.C. is to be examined. The Additional C.J.M., Kota, has taken cognizance, upon a complaint, filed by the non-petitioner one Shri Srinath Soni, who is the President of Instrumentation, Workers Union (Intuc) Kota, for the alleged defamation of the President and the Prime Minister of this Country. An article published in the Hindi version of India Today, dated 28th Feb. 1987, under the heading Khatarnak Takrav is the writing on basis of which the petitioners, who are the Senior Editor, Chief Editor and the Printer of the magazine, are being proceeded against for the offences under Sections 500, 501 and 502 IPC.

2. By this order it is not to be decided whether the words written in the article amount to defamation or not, so the contents may be seen in brief only. The President of India is said to be merely a Rubber Stamp and the Prime Minister is said to be an inexperienced person. The strained relation between the President and the Prime Minister is the basis on which the political situation has been discussed.

3. The learned Addl. C J.M. recorded the statement of the complainan

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