Defamation in India | Civil vs Criminal Defamation | UPSC Polity | PreFIXED with Rahul Sir

Описание: In this episode of PreFIXED with Rahul Sir, we break down the concept of Defamation in India — an important topic connecting constitutional law, criminal law, and freedom of speech.

Defamation refers to making false statements that harm a person’s reputation. In India, defamation can be both a civil wrong under tort law and a criminal offence under Section 499 and 500 of the IPC (now Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita).

This video explains:

• What is defamation?
• Essential elements of defamation
• Civil vs criminal defamation
• Article 19(1)(a) vs Article 21
• Reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2)
• Subramanian Swamy v Union of India (2016) judgment
• Ten exceptions to defamation law
• Debate on whether defamation should be decriminalised
• Law Commission Report No. 285 (2024) recommendation

This session is part of the PreFIXED series, where we fix one UPSC concept at a time through MCQs and conceptual clarity.

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