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Cognizance of the offence of defamation under Chapter XIX of the BNS can be taken

Under BNSS s.222(1), a Court can take cognizance of defamation under section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita only upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the…

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Cognizance of the offence of defamation under Chapter XIX of the BNS can be taken

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Under BNSS s.222(1), a Court can take cognizance of defamation under section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita only upon a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence, not upon a police report or suo motu, except for the special Public Prosecutor route in section 222(2) for certain high functionaries.

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