In its newest report, the Law Commission has advocated for the retention of criminal defamation within the framework of criminal laws in India. Emphasizing that the appropriate to fame is derived from Article 21 of the Constitution and is an integral facet of the appropriate to life and private liberty, the fee burdened the need to “adequately protect” it towards defamatory speech and imputations.
“Reputation is something which can’t be seen and can only be earned. It’s an asset which is built in a lifetime and destroyed in seconds,” it stated. The entire jurisprudence across the law on criminal defamation has the essence of defending one’s fame and its sides, the fee added.
Law Commission on folks damaging public property
Meanwhile, the Law Commission can also be more likely to suggest that individuals concerned in damaging public property get bail solely after depositing cash equal to the loss attributable to them. Recommending modifications in the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, the law panel is more likely to suggest stringent bail provisions for these concerned in damaging public property, it’s learnt. There was a sense that if folks concerned in damaging public property pay the quantity equal to the worth of the asset destroyed, it might deter others from resorting to such actions.
In 2015, the federal government had proposed amending the law however a invoice couldn’t be introduced. The fee had undertaken the mission on the topic towards the backdrop of sure Supreme Court instructions and judgements by some excessive courts. The law panel can also be reportedly engaged on a report on the criminal defamation law and should suggest no modifications to it.
(With PTI inputs)
