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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Tv Today Network Limited – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA J.
1. The petition has been filed, inter alia, for setting aside; i) order dated 21.12.2022, Annexure P-5, passed by the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Gurugram, whereby a direction has been issued to register non-cognizable case against the petitioner, ii) non-cognizable report (for short, ‘NCR’) no.65 of 2022, dated 31.12.2022, registered at Police Station Badshahpur, District Gurugram, qua the petitioner, iii) chargesheet dated 29.05.2024, Annexure P- 2, for commission of offence punishable under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (for short, ‘ IPC ’) in case bearing number CHI no.3343 of 2024 titled State v. Google , pending before the Judicial Magistrate.
2. Facts of the case in brief are that regarding a news/story concerning the second respondent a ‘cease and desist notice and to remove/block/disable URL’s and other weblinks pertaining to Gopal Goyal Kumar’, was issued on his behalf by Mr. Vikas Verma, Advocate, to Google India Private Limited, Youtube, Facebook India Online Services Private Limited, and Twitter Communications India Private Limited; it was not addressed to the petitioner. Later, a complaint dated 06.12.2022, Annexure P- 10, was f
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