, J.

1. The accused-petitioner in this petition under Sec.482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seek the quashment of the complaint, copy Annexure P 8, as well as the order of the trial Court, copy Annexure P-l2, dated 21-2-1989 summoning the accused petitioners to face trial for offences under Sections 500/01 of the Indian Penal Code, inter alia, on the ground that even if the allegations of the complainant are taken to be true, it is a case of printing the defamatory matter in Nav Bharat Times News Paper on account of rash and negligent act of the correspondent and the editorial staff and that this conducts will not be covered by the definition of "defamation" figuring in Sec.499 of the Indian Penal Code, It is further averred that Surinder Partap Singh, the Executive Editor of Nav Bharat Times, has nothing to do with the printing of paper or editing of news and thus he is not at all liable.

2. The brief resume of relevant facts figuring in daily report No.31 dated 10-11-1989 of Police Post Dhola Kuan, (Police Station Delhi Cantt) and for the disposal of this petition is that on the night of 10-11-1989, one Chiranji Lal son of Jee Ram, resident of Sonepat Stand Roh