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'A' in good faith says of a book published by 'Z' that Z's book is indecent, 'Z' must be a man of…

The illustration to the Sixth Exception to section 356(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 499 IPC) states that saying in good faith "Z's book is…

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'A' in good faith says of a book published by 'Z' that Z's book is indecent, 'Z' must be a man of impure mind. Is this defamation punishable u/s 356(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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The illustration to the Sixth Exception to section 356(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 499 IPC) states that saying in good faith "Z's book is indecent; Z must be a man of impure mind" is not defamation, because the opinion concerns Z's character only so far as it appears in a work he submitted to public judgment. Indian law draws no line between spoken and written defamation, and no repetition is needed.

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