By the order dated 06.11.2015, the respondents revision was dismissed.
The petitioner admittedly was the owner.
The appellant lodged a report with the Panambur Police, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada District on 17.12.2013 against the respondent and another person who was editor of the abovementioned newspaper.
Police did number take any action.
Both in his revision as well as the petition under Section 482 Cr.
Respondent further carried the matter in Criminal Petition No.8679 of 2015 to the Karnataka High Court invoking Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
According to the appellant, the allegations are Digitally signed by DEEPAK MANSUKHANI Date 2017.12.04 155833 IST Reason highly defamatory in nature.
By an order dated 23.11.2016, the said petition was allowed and the proceedings in CC No.1252 of 2014, insofar as they pertained to the respondent, were quashed.
The learned Magistrate took companynizance of the matter on 15.04.2014 for the offences punishable under Section 500, 501 and 502 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
On 16.12.2013, the said newspaper carried a news item companytaining certain allegations against the Signature Not Verified appellant herein.
Aggrieved by the order dated 15.04.2014, the respondent carried the matter in Revision Petition No.219 of 2014 before the Sessions Judge, Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore.
Thereafter, the appellant filed a private companyplaint against the respondent and the editor of the abovementioned newspaper before the J.M.F.C. II, Mangalore in PCR No.24/2014 which eventually came to be numbered as CC No.1252 of 2014.
Chelameswar, J. Leave granted.
The sole respondent is admittedly the owner of a Kannada Daily Newspaper by name Jaya Kirana published from Mangalore, Karnataka.
