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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A expresses in good faith an opinion respecting Z's conduct in…

Exception 3 to section 356 of the BNS protects a good faith opinion about any person's conduct touching a public question, and the illustration to Exception 3 lists…

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Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, A expresses in good faith an opinion respecting Z's conduct in petitioning Government on a public question and in presiding at a meeting on a public question. Which statement is correct?

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Exception 3 to section 356 of the BNS protects a good faith opinion about any person's conduct touching a public question, and the illustration to Exception 3 lists petitioning Government and presiding at a public meeting as such conduct. So "It is not defamation, as it falls within Exception 3 to section 356". The person need not be a public servant (that is Exception 2), an opinion in good faith need not be proved true, and Exception 4 covers reports of Court proceedings.

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