High Court rejects Kangana Ranaut’s pleas to quash | Indian Movie News
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday rejected a prison petition filed by actor‑turned‑politician Kangana Ranaut, thereby permitting a defamation case initiated against her to proceed to trial. Ranaut had sought dismissal of both the underlying grievance and the summoning order issued by a Bathinda court under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.
The legal motion stems from a retweet shared by Ranaut during the 2020–21 farmers’ protests. In her post she wrote, “Ha ha ha she is the same dadi who featured in Time magazine for being the most powerful Indian…. And she is available in 100 rupees. Pakistani jurno’s have hijacked international PR for India in an embarrassing way. We need our own people to speak for us internationally.”
During the listening to under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the bench of Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya rigorously analysed the evidence and arguments. The court said, “There are specific allegations against the petitioner, who is a celebrity, that false and defamatory imputations by her in the retweet have dented the respondent’s reputation and lowered her in her own estimation, as also in the eyes of others. Therefore, filing of the complaint to vindicate her rights cannot be termed mala fide
Justice Dahiya further noted, “The order has been passed after due application of mind to the facts of the case, by examining the preliminary evidence in the light of relevant provisions of law.”
Observers highlighted that Ranaut’s defence hinged on the argument that the retweet lacked malice and was shared in good religion—without awareness of any factual inaccuracy. However, the High Court dismissed this rationale, rejecting that she was routinely protected under the Ninth or Tenth Exceptions to Section 499 IPC, which pertain to statements made in good religion for public good or cautioning others.
Significantly, the court also identified that Ranaut had not tendered any apology or acknowledgement of the error after being knowledgeable that the particular person in the image was mistakenly recognized—and not the “Shaheen Bano” or the “Time magazine” determine as implied.
The Bathinda Justice of the Peace had beforehand issued a summons on February 22, 2022, after preliminary evidence glad him that a prima facie case of defamation existed. The High Court affirmed that dedication, noting that the Justice of the Peace “duly applied mind to the material on record” before issuing course of.
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