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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW
BRIJ RAJ SINGH
Jyoti Kamal – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. allegations in complaint regarding media reporting. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. claim of fair reporting and defense against defamation. (Para 7 , 8 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. arguments of both parties regarding responsibility and role. (Para 12 , 13 , 18) |
| 4. court's avoidance of weighing evidence and necessity for trial. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 5. final decision to reject the application. (Para 26 , 27 , 28) |
JUDGMENT :
BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J.
1.Heard Shri Nadeem Murtaza, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Rao Narendra Singh, learned AGA-I for the State and Shri Ishan Baghel, learned counsel for opposite party no.2.
2. The present application under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed seeking quashing of impugned summoning order dated 12.12.2018 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 32, Lucknow (in short “Magistrate”) in Complaint Case No. 1297 along with entire criminal proceedings arising out thereof.
3. It is the case of the applicants that the Applicant Nos. 1 to 3 were working as Executive Editor, Crime Reporter and Assistant News Editor, respectively, in the News18 Channel. It has been submitted that the Applicant No. 1 was not involved
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