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> Criminal Defamation laws in India put the onus on the defendant. Afaik this is incorrect. Could you please give a source. I just read a tweet by anirudhha ma

• ankit219 6y ago
  There are various cases where the onus is on book writer or publisher to show the intent was good faith and not defamation. Look at the case of The Wire v Arnab Goswami a couple of years back, or even the current Priya Ramani case. This is not a well known fact and thats what makes life difficult in India. > Going through the provisions of Section 499, it is clear that the accused has to not only prove that his/her statement is true but also made in the ‘public interest’, a phrase that is as vague as they come. [1] https://www.thebetterindia.com/162334/criminal-defamation-india-news/ https://www.thebetterindia.com/162334/criminal-defamation-in... One mistake I made when i wrote this was that I wasnt aware if this is a Civil Defamation or a Criminal defamation. Frankly, I dont know the difference even now, just that these two exist as a sheer legacy of British laws and govt never moved to correct them.