long standing, to have taken some steps to verify the story or allegations against the respondent before posting it on social media, which would make an impact on a huge section of society and corresponding effect on the reputation of the person concerned who is at the centre stage of the defamatory content, will also be considered during the course of trial. 89. Whether the impugned publication and the alleged defamatory content will help the petitioner as a political person or not, is not in this Court’s domain to go into, at this stage. Thus, regardless of whether posting such content or filing a defamation case serves the interests of the petitioner or the respondent in gaining political mileage, this Court must adjudicate a criminal matter solely based on the legal provisions outlined in the relevant sections of criminal law and in accordance with established judicial precedents. The decision should be made without any consideration of personal agendas or the potential impact or implications on the political landscape at the threshold of journey of a case i.e. summoning on the basis of adequate material on record. 90. The present case is still at the stage of the accused having been summoned. He has challenged the issuance of summons and the summoning order and has raised the issues of illegality in issuance of summons which have been adjudicated upon by this Court in the preceding paragraphs. The issues have been decided against the petitioner herein. Resultantly, this Court finds no reason to interfere with the order of summoning passed by the learned Trial Court. The Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:05.02.2024 16:25:50 CRL.M.C. 6347/2019 Page 48 of 50