Which of the following statements is false with respect to the offence of defamation under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code

Option A: It is not defamation to impute anything if which is true concerning any person, i it be for the public good that the imputation should be made or published. Whether or not it is for the public good is a question of fact.

Option B: It is defamation to express in a good faith any opinion whatever respecting the conduct of a public servant in the discharge of his public functions, or respecting his character appears in the conduct, and no further

Option C: It is not defamation to express in good faith any opinion whatever respecting the conduct of any person touching any public question, and respecting his character, so far as his character appears in that conduct, and no further

Option D: It is not defamation in a person having over another any authority, either conferred by law or arising out of a lawful contract made with that other, to pass in good faith any censure on the conduct of that order in matters to which such lawful authority relates.

Correct Answer

Option: b

Explanation

Section 499, Exception II, IPC – It is not any defamation to express in a good faith a opinion whatever respecting the conduct of a public servant in the discharge of his public functions, or respecting his character, so far as his character appears in that conduct, and no further

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