The High Court of Karnataka has upheld the conviction and sentence imposed on the editor of a magazine for publishing a defamatory article 22 years ago against B.A. Harish Gowda, then Director of the Pre-University Education Department and CET Cell.
Justice H.P. Sandesh passed the order while dismissing a petition filed by Ravi Kumar, who is the editor, printer, publisher, and reporter of Parivala Patrike.
Convicting Ravi Kumar under Section 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code, the trial court had sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for six months and pay a fine of ₹10,000.
