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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 500

Title: Punishment for Defamation

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

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The Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Act, 2015 Section 6

Title: W hoever, intim idates a person identifying, calling, leading the

State: Assam

Year: 2018

stigm atising, defam ing or accusing h im /hera witch person to and does any act leading or com pelling the person to commit suicide com m it suicide shall be punished with im prisonm ent...

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 499

Title: Defamation

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that...

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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Section 356

Title: Defamation

State: Central

Year: 2023

(1) Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes in any manner, any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having...

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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Section 356

Title: Defamation

State: Maharashtra

Year: 2023

(1) Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes in any manner, any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having...

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Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Chapter 21

Title: Of Defamation

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that...

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The Indian Penal Code 1860 Section 499

Title: DEFAMATION Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representation, makes or

State: Central

Year: 1860

a) A says "Z is an honest man; he never stole B's watch"; intending to cause it to be believed the Z did steal B's watch.This is defamation, unless it falls within one of the exceptions....

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Section 198B

Title: Prosecution for defamation-against public servants in respect of their conduct in the discharge of public functions

State: Central

Year: 1898

Added Territories) The amendment made in Section 198-B by Tamil Nadu Act XXIV of 1955 shall stand repealed. TAMIL NADU In Section 198-B, omit sub-section (12). (Madras Act 34 of 1955, Section 6). Notes If the...

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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Draft stage of translated version) Section 356

Title: (1) Whoever, by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by Defamation. visible representations,

State: Manipur

Year: 2024

Explanation 1.-It may amount to defamation to impute anything to a deceased person, if the imputation would harm the reputation of that person if living, and is intended to be hurtful to the feelings of his...

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The Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Act, 2015 Section 3

Title: No person shall identify, call, stigmatize, defame or witch hunting

State: Assam

Year: 2018

2015. (2) It extends to the whole of Assam. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Definitions In this Act, unless the...

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