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The top court noted that the editor-in-chief of a publication can be prosecuted for defamation only if "sufficient and specific" allegations are made out against them.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Lalit, however, refused to allow the plea of the journalist who had authored the alleged defamatory article in the magazine

The defamation complaint was filed over a news article 'Mission Misconduct" published in the magazine and it has reported allegations against an Indian Mission official then posted in Edinburgh.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the appeal of India Today Chairperson Aroon Purie against a criminal defamation complaint filed against him for an alleged defamatory article published in the magazine in 2007. India News | SC Allows Plea of India Today Chairperson in Criminal Defamation Case.

The criminal case was filed against Purie in relation to a news item titled 'Mission Misconduct' which was published by India Today magazine in its edition dated April 30, 2007.

Uniindia: New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) Big relief for Arun Poorie, as the Supreme Court in its order today quashed the criminal defamation filed by a former diplomat, O P Bhola, against India Today Editor-in-Chief, Poorie and some other government officials, but, however, it refused to quash the proceedings against the reporter who filed the story.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a criminal defamation complaint against India Today Chairperson Aroon Purie over an article published in the magazine in 2007 but denied relief to its author. India News | SC Allows Appeal of India Today Chairperson, Quashes Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Him.

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Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Criminal Defamation Case Against Arun Purie And Others Filed By Former Indian Diplomat Share This - x The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition filed by former India Today Editor-in -Chief Arun Purie and others seeking to quash a defamation complaint lodged against him by a former Indian Diplomat in relation to an article published in India Today Magazine in 2007. The news article Mission Misconduct reported about the allegations against the then Indian dep...