Defamation after withdraw
anantha madhav
(Querist) 15 June 2011
This query is : Resolved
Hello Friends,
After withdraw of 498a case
by the complainant, can i file a defamation against the complainant and her family members.
answers please
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 15 June 2011
If the matter was withdrawn by way of compromise then there is no chance of filing defamation suit otherwise if case under section 498A has been dismissed then can be filed as desired.
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 15 June 2011
Yes I agree too unless you could prove that the compromise was done under force or coercion.
Debasish Hota
(Expert) 17 June 2011
Please intimate on which stage it was withdrawn.