BJP leader filed a defamation case against YouTuber Dhruv Rathi | BNS 356 In Hindi

BJP leader filed a defamation case against YouTuber Dhruv Rathi | BNS 356 In Hindi

New Delhi: A BJP leader has filed a defamation case against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee. The case is related to a video posted by Dhruv Rathee on his YouTube channel recently titled “My Reply to Godi Youtubers | Elvish Yadav | Dhruv Rathee”.  Taking objection to the video,  Delhi’s Saket Court has issued summons to YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and others in a defamation suit filed by BJP Mumbai unit spokesperson Suresh Karamshi Nakhua for allegedly referring to him as a violent and abusive troll.

What is a defamation case?

Now, under the new law implemented in July 2024, defamation cases are being registered under Section 356 of the Indian Judicial Code. According to Section 356, any person who intentionally makes, writes or publishes any statement about a person which is false or which is intended to harm the reputation of that person, with the intention of harming that person’s reputation, will be guilty of the crime of defamation.

There are some important changes in the new section, such as:

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• Now the victim does not need to go to the police to file a complaint for defamation. They can directly go to the court.
• If the offence of defamation is committed in a newspaper, magazine or electronic media, the accused has to prove that he has exercised due care and that the statement is true and in the public interest.
• Now if found guilty in a defamation case, one will have to do social service. While earlier there was a provision for punishment in this, it has now been abolished. 

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