GOOGLE INDIA PRIVATE LTD vs M/S. VISAKHA INDUSTRIES

The Supreme Court examined the validity of a complaint invoking Sections 120B, 500, and 501 IPC, along with Section 34 IPC, against the appellant, who was accused of hosting defamatory articles about the complainant, a public limited company. The Court held that the allegations of defamation were substantiated by the nature of the articles published, which were deemed to harm the reputation of the complainant. Consequently, the Court dismissed the appellant's petition under Section 482 Cr.PC to quash the summons issued by the Magistrate, affirming the legal principle that defamation can arise from published statements that injure a person's reputation.