JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and learned counsel for opposite party no.2.

This criminal misc. application U/s 482 Cr.P.C. is filed to quash the entire proceeding of complaint case no.4444 of 2016 (Brijesh vs. Devendra Deva and ors) under section 500 of IPC, P.S. Sadar Bazar, District Shahjahanpur pending in the court of ACJM-II, Shahjahanpur and the summoning order dated 19.09.2017 passed in the aforesaid case as well as order dated 21.10.2021 passed by Special Judge, SC/ ST Act, court no.2 Shahjahanpur in criminal Revision No.210 of 2019.

2. The opposite party no.2 filed a complaint before the concerned Magistrate alleging therein that a news item was published in Bareilly edition of Dainik Jagaran, daily newspaper alleging defamatory and malicious imputation against the complainant and by the said publication the accused persons had acted to defame him. By the said news, the Dainik Jagran Published a news item that on the order of DIG a case has been registered in which his and his brother’s name i.e. Ram Prem was published. By the said news item it was published that a case in connection with attempt to murder and assault (maarpee