Law on criminal defamation is constitutional

Q.  Which sections of Macaulay’s IPC relate to the law on criminal defamation?
- Published on 17 May 16

a. 65, 67, 69
b. 499 and 500
c. 512, 515, 516
d. 123 and 124

ANSWER: 499 and 500
 
  • Sections 499 and 500 of Macaulay’s Indian Penal Code of 1860 prescribes two years’ imprisonment for a person found guilty of defamation.
  • The SC upheld the constitutional validity of this law recently.

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