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Delhi High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Arnab Goswami Over 2016 Broadcast

The ruling sets aside a 2018 summoning order following petitions heard with judgment reserved in April.

Overview

  • Justice Neena Bansal Krishna quashed the criminal complaint and set aside the trial court's summons.
  • The decision covers former Times Now officials Shrijeet Ramakant Mishra and Samir Jain named alongside Goswami.
  • Advocate Vikram Singh Chauhan had alleged defamation over a February 19, 2016 Times Now debate about violence at Patiala House Courts after the JNU slogans episode.
  • A magistrate had in 2018 found prima facie grounds to summon the accused, a finding now overturned by the High Court.
  • Petitions challenging the summons were filed in 2018–2019, a detailed order is awaited, and the immediate effect is quashing of the complaint and summons.