Notice against Mahua Moitra, Lawmaker, Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been framed by a Delhi court in the defamation case. The case was filed by Zee Media Corporation Limited.
The notice was framed against Moitra for supposedly making
defamatory expressions against Zee Media in the complex of the Parliament.
A criminal complaint against Moitra was filed by Zee Media
Corporation under Section 499 and 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code
(IPC).
The matter was heard by the Additional Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate (ACMM) at a special court designated for MLAs and MPs.
Advocate Vijay Aggarwal argued on the matter along with one more Advocate Yugant
Sharma.
According to the rules issued by the Supreme Court, such
issues are to be finished up within one year.
The offense of defamation attracts imprisonment which may
reach out as long as two years.