Pandey, against the petitioner Sh. Arvind Kejriwal, for initiating proceedings against him for commission of offences punishable under Section 499/500 of IPC. The Allegations 10. Respondent no. 2 states that he is the founder and operator of popular social media page “I SUPPORT NARENDRA MODI”, and that it shows true and correct information, and has a following of over crores of persons on his social media handles. He alleges that Sh. Dhruv Rathee, who claims to be an engineer and lives in Germany, operates a YouTube channel under the name and style of „Dhruv Rathee‟ and has a huge following, and as on date of filing of complaint, he had 16,26,422 subscribers. According to the complaint filed alongwith the supporting evidence before the learned Trial Court, a YouTube video with the title “BJP IT Cell Part-2” was circulated by Sh. Dhruv Rathee on 06.05.2018, wherein certain defamatory statements were made against respondent no. 2, extracts of which are reproduced hereinbelow: “...Vikas Pandey is the Second-in-Command of the BJP IT Cell. Through his Social Media Page, "I Support Narendra Modi", which is linked by more than 1 Crore 50 Lakh people, Vikas Pandey spreads fake news. Vikas Pandey has offered a bribe of Rs. 50 Lakhs to Mahavir Prasad through one Abhishek Mishra". *** “... Yahaan pe aap dekh sakte hain dosto Mahavir pura try kar rha hai ki kisi trah se Vikas Pandey se directly phone pe baat ho jaaye uski, qki agar uski audio recording saamne aa gyi to puri tarah se inka game over ho jaana tha. Lekin unfortunately iski audio recording saamne nahi aa payi, yahi ek reason hai ki mene is video ko upload Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:05.02.2024 16:25:50 CRL.M.C. 6347/2019 Page 7 of 50