S. KHUSHBOO vs KANNIAMMAL & ANR.

The Supreme Court addressed the appellant's plea to quash 23 criminal complaints filed against her under Sections 499, 500, and 505 IPC, and Sections 4 and 6 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986. The Court held that the remarks made by the appellant in a magazine interview, which discussed societal views on pre-marital sex, did not constitute defamation or indecent representation, thereby quashing the complaints. The Court emphasized the importance of freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, ruling that the complaints were an infringement of the appellant's rights.