Indian Penal Code Section 500

Section 500 in the indian penal code.

Indian penal code section 500. Punishment for defamation whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both. Legal provisions of section 500 of indian penal code 1860. Ministry of home affairs.

It is expedient to provide a general penal code for india. Department of internal security. In civil law the remedy is covered under the law of torts where sufferer or victim may go to high court or any subordinate courts for compensation or damages in monetary form and c section 499 provides the definition of defamation and legal remedy which is the punishment of simple imprisonment which may exceed up to 2 years or fine or both defined under section 500 of the indian penal code 1862.

Classification of offences relating to this section is. Section 499 of the ipc defined as. Whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.

This section provides punishment for defamation. The remedy for civil defamation is covered under the law of torts. Section 500 which is on punishment for defamation reads.

It states that whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term extending up to two years or with fine or with both. The indian penal code 1860. Provisions under this section is.

B imprisonment for life. Whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both in india defamation is both civil and criminal offence. Chapter xxi defamation.