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Madras High Court: <\/strong>N. Sathish Kumar, J., expressed that:<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2026to constitute an offence under Section 500 of IPC, against the constitutional functionaries or the Minister of State, it has to be established by the prosecution that the alleged imputation made in respect of the conduct of a public servant\/public functionary in discharge of his\/her public functions and the public function stands on a different footing than the private activities of a public servant.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the statement is made on mere criticism then it is a right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The present criminal original petition was filed to quash the proceedings pending with regard to criminal cases related to elected Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.<\/p>\n

Prosecution submitted that in an interview, the petitioner gave a defamatory statement against the Chief Minister and Ministers of Government of Tamil Nadu which was telecasted in leading Television Channels and the same came in the leading dailies on a subsequent day.<\/p>\n

In view of the above-stated complainant gave a complaint under Section 199(2) of CrPC of the alleged offence under Section 499 of IPC punishable under Section 500 IPC.<\/p>\n

Analysis, Law and Decision<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

In the instant matter, the imputation alleged to have made by the petitioner was only an allegation made against the ministers in general and in no way connected with the discharge of their official functions.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2026power of quashing of a criminal proceedings should be exercised sparingly, with circumspection and in rarest of rare cases. The court, is not justified in embarking upon an enquiry as to the reliability or genuineness of the allegations made in the FIR or the complaint on the basis of the evidence collected during investigation.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Supreme Court decision in State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, <\/em>1992 Supp (1) SCC 335<\/a>, was cited.<\/p>\n

Bench stated that the allegations in the FIR and the materials collected by the prosecution did not disclose the commission of any offence and made out a case against the accused and prosecution itself is instituted with an ulterior motive for wreaking vengeance, Court can exercise power under Section 482 CrPC.<\/p>\n

Supreme Court in a catena of decisions such as Rajdeep Sardesai v. State of A.P<\/em>., (2015) 8 SCC 239<\/a> held that judicial process should not be an instrument of oppression or needless harassment.<\/p>\n

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Mere allegation made against the Ministers in general without any intent on the part of the petitioner and\/or without any nexus with discharge of public duties will not come under the purview of offence punishable under Section 500 of IPC.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>While taking cognizance of a complaint under Section 199(2) CrPC, defamation should be directly attributed to a person in discharge of his\/her public functions and only in such circumstances the said provision would stand attracted.<\/p>\n

Hence, in view of the above discussion, the pending complaint related to Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu was liable to be quashed.<\/p>\n

Before parting with the decision, High Court recorded that persons in public life and the leaders of various political parties should restrain themselves from making serious allegations or criticism against constitutional functionaries since leaders of political parties have huge followers and the same will have a serious impact on the followers and the followers also blindly follow the path of their leaders.<\/p>\n

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“…irrespective of the political affiliation, when a person raised to the level of leader of a political party should show atmost respect to the others in public life. Of course, every citizen of a democratic country have a freedom of speech, but at the same time such criticism should not exceed affecting the sentiments of others also.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[T.T.V. Dhinakaran v. City Public Prosecutor, 2021 SCC OnLine Mad 1370<\/b><\/a>, decided on 08-03-2021]<\/p>\n

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Advocates before the Court:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For Petitioner: Mr.P.S. Raman <\/span>Senior Counsel for Mr N.Raja Senthoor Pandian<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For Respondent: Mr.A.Natarajan, State Public Prosecutor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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