Defamation infringes a person’s right to
Question and options
Defamation infringes a person’s right to
- privacy
- status
- reputation
- prestige
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - reputation
Defamation injures a person's reputation: it lowers the person in the estimation of others through a false imputation, and it is both a tort and an offence under section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 499 IPC). Privacy is a separate right, and status and prestige are not what the wrong protects.
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