Google India to face Criminal Defamation charged in India

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Google to face Criminal Defamation in a case filed by Vishaka Industries :

Google India Private Ltd v Visakha Industries and another. Criminal Appeal No. 1987 of 2014 Judgment date : 10.12.2019 

‪Indian Supreme Court said No Protection For Intermediary Under Sec 79 of the IT Act, 2000 From Criminal Defamation Before 2009 Amendment which was as a result of Shreya Singhal Case .
Visakha Industries filed the complaint after the company said it issued legal notices asking Google India to take down the write-up. Google then moved the Andhra High Court for quashing the proceedings, but did not get any relief.

Visakha Industries a public limited company, claimed that it manufactured asbestos cement sheets in all its plants in an environment-friendly manner, but was still targeted by the coordinator of the Ban Asbestos India group. The coordinator wrote a piece against the company, which it claimed injured its reputation. Google had made it easier than ever before to disseminate the defamatory statements to the worldwide audience over the Internet, without taking any due care and diligence to prevent it.


Google India may face Multiple Criminal Defamation cases in India for all cases arising before 2009, Other websites also can face the same fate if courts with jurisdiction agree for delay condoning.


Since Criminal Defamation is allowed for Google, all those bitten by allegedly blackmailing and extortion ist websites like Consumer , Grahak etc should immediately file criminal defamation cases with delay condoning against these websites 

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