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DEFAMATION

Meaning of Defamation:-

· Defamation can be defined as an injury to the reputation of a person without law.

· According to Salmond: - Defamation is the publication of a false and defamatory statement regarding another person any justification.

· In case Dixon Vs Holden court held that man’s reputation is to be as property and is some cases more important than property.

· Defamation is both civil and criminal wrong. The criminal liability is given under section 499 and 500 of Indian penal code. The civil liability is not codefined and it is government under the law of torts as applied in India.

(1) Libel defamation :- It is a publication of defamatory in some permanent form ,for example, writing printing picture etc.

(2) Slander:- it is a publication of defamation statement in some transient form , for example, word spoken or gesture.