Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5976 of 2011 (2) dt.05-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5976 of 2011 ====================================================== Ram Nandan Sinha And Ors. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mr. Binay Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 05-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are challenging the order dated 19th May 2010 arising from Complaint Case No. 598( c) of 2010 for the offence [STATUTE] present case was filed only because an informatory petition was filed by petitioner side before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna where the allegation was made about objectionable character of the complainant and in retaliation, the present complaint case has been filed. The court below found the case prima facie correct and has taken cognizance. I do not find any merit in this petition which is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5976 of 2011 (2) dt.05-04-2012 dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to raise the points at the appropriate stage of trial Jay/- (Shivaji Pandey, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 500

Statute Text:
Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code. Defamation against the President or the Vice-president or the Governor of a State or Administrator of a Union Territory or a Minister in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions when instituted upon a complaint made by the Public Prosecutor. Whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.