ORAL ORDER

1. This is a petition by the petitioners- original accused under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking to quash and set aside the orders dated 01.09.2018 and 12.09.2018 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Bhuj-Kachchh (‘Revisional Court’ in short), in Criminal Revision Application No. 27/2018 so also the order passed by the learned Addl. Civil Judge & JMFC, Mundra- Kachchh (in brief, ‘trial Court’) and the order of summoning the petitioners vide order dated 21.12.2017.

2. Respondent No.1-original complainant had filed a complaint, alleging defamation by the petitioners on the basis of two articles and one video interview. Petitioner No.1 is a private company and runs news website and petitioner No.2 is its director, who seeks to challenge the orders passed by the Courts below.

3. The petitioners were summoned as accused vide order dated 21.12.2017, passed by the trial Court for the offence punishable under Section 500 read with Sections 109, 34 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’ in brief).

4. Criminal Revision Application No. 27/2018 was, therefore, preferred before the revisional