THE HIGH COURT OF SIKKIM : GANGTOK (Criminal Jurisdiction)

DATED : 6^th June, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SINGLE BENCH : THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI MADAN RAI, JUDGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Crl.M.C. No.09 of 2023 Petitioner : Dr. T. M. Thomas Issac versus Respondent : Santiago Martin Petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Appearance Mr. A. Moulik, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ranjit Prasad, Mr. Samso Hang Subba, Ms. Laxmi Khawas and Ms. Neha Gupta, Advocates for the Petitioner.

Mr. Kishore Datta, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ayan Banerjee, Ms. Laxmi Chakraborty and Mr. Dhiman Banerjee, Advocates for the Respondent.

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ORDER Meenakshi Madan Rai, J.

1. Words, denigrating the Respondent and maligning his character were allegedly employed by the Petitioner, when he was the Finance Minister of the concerned State, in his ad