THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.N.RAO NALLA Criminal Petition No.7833 of 2008 ORDER Petitioners are A3 and A4 in C.C. No.1 of 2008 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tadipatri, Ananthapur District. Respondents 2 to 5 have filed a private complaint against the petitioners-A3, A4 and others for the offences under Sections 500 and 501 IPC. A3 is the Editor and A4 is the Chairman and Managing Director of Vartha Telugu Daily Newspaper. On 26-09-2007, there was a news item captioned “Gandhapu Chekka Lathi”, which respondents 2 to 5 thought to be defamatory and farce. It is contended on behalf of the petitioners-A3 and A4 that they are not liable for any defamatory statement having been published in the aforesaid daily newspaper. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the petitioners-A3 and A4 had spread the news by publishing the same in the aforementioned news paper which amounts to defamation farce. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and after hearing both sides, this Court is of the view that it is not a fit case to invoke the powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in C.C. No.1 of 2008 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Tadipatri, Ananthapur District. In the result, the criminal petition is dismissed. __________________ B.N.RAO NALLA,J rkk Dated: 10-11-2011