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What do you intend to convey/ examine and seek obligation from your statement, "false new section" ???
Matrimonial offences, Defamation are those few Sections of Indian Penal Code under which a Complainant must have locus standi.
A Questioner in lawyersclubindia needn't have locus standi whether they post their Queries in FORUM or EXPERTS.
If a false news is spread against a person, only can they prosecute under Section 500 of the IPC vide my first Reply above.
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There is no specific law to deal with fake news. Free publication or broadcast of news in India flows from the fundamental right to freedom of expression as enshrined under Article 19 of the Constitution. However, there are certain legal recourses available for people affected by fake news.
Complaints can be lodged with the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) which represents the private television news and current affairs broadcasters.