Supreme Court of India
K.M. Mathew Etc. v. K.A. Abraham and Ors. Etc.
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Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867-Section 7-Complaint against Managing Editor, Chief Editor and Resident Editor of newspaper publications- Publication of defamatory matter within their knowledge alleged-Magistrate taking cognizance and issuing summons-Appellants filing petitions for quashing proceedings on the ground that Editor whose name printed in such publication alone can be prosecuted-High Court dismissing the petition-On appeal held, there is no statutory immunity against the appellants who had control over such publication-Thus there is no convincing reason to quash criminal
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