[Defamation] There Is No Absolute Privilege For Statements Made On Oath Or Otherwise In Judicial Proceedings: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

On Wednesday, the Kerala High Court reiterated that if a party to a judicial proceeding is prosecuted for the criminal offence of defamation in respect of a statement made in such judicial proceeding either on oath or otherwise, his criminal liability must be determined by reference to the provisions of Section 499 IPC alone.The Court has made it clear that there is no merit in the...