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Activist Medha Patkar convicted in defamation case filed by Delhi LG VK Saxena
Updated On: 24 May, 2024 07:05 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Saxena had filed two cases against her for making derogatory remarks against him on a TV channel and issuing a defamatory press statement
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Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar was convicted by a Delhi Court in relation to a defamation case lodged against her by V K Saxena, the current lieutenant governor of the national capital, reported PTI.
According to the PTI report, Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma found Patkar guilty of criminal defamation. As per section 500 of Indian Penal Code that relates to punishment for defamation, the activist may get a jail term of two years or fine or both as the punishment.
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