Criminal Defamation As An Offence Be Retained As Part Of Criminal Laws: Law Panel
New Delhi, Feb 2: The Law Commission has recommended that criminal defamation should be retained within the scheme of criminal laws in India.
In its report on the law on criminal defamation, the panel asserted that it is important to keep in mind that the right to reputation flows from Article 21 of the Constitution, and being a facet of right to life and personal liberty, it needs to be โadequately protectedโ against defamatory speech and imputations.
โReputation is something which canโt be seen and can only be earned. Itโs an asset which is built in a lifetime and destroyed in seconds. The whole jurisprudence around the law on criminal defamation has the essence of protecting oneโs reputation and its facets,โ it said. (Agencies)
