1. Petitioner is a Television Journalist by profession and working as Executive Editor in Television Channel Headlines Today . The respondent No.1 is an Army Officer of the rank of Brigadier and claims to have served in Army with distinction during his service carrier stretching over a period of over 34 years. The respondents No.2 is a businessman by profession, who according to respondent No.1 is allegedly involved in number of cases relating to swindling of public property and frequently shifting residence to escape public and police.

2. Petitioner seeks quashment of order of learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Jammu-Special Mobile Magistrate Passenger Tax, Jammu dated 23rd September, 2010 taking cognizance of offence punishable under Section 500 RPC on a complaint filed by respondent No.1 and the criminal proceedings initiated against the petitioner and the respondent No.2.

3. The background facts need to be gone through, in the first instance.

4. The Television Channel Headlines Today on 24th July, 2010 telecast a panel discussion between the petitioner, Lieutenant General (retd.) B.S.Malik, Mr. Shiv Aroorcorrespondent of a newspaper and Mr.Manoj Joshi, Deputy Editor Mail Today

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