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Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860).
(a) A, a shopkeeper, says to B, who manages his business"Sell nothing to Z
unless he pays you ready money, for I have no opinion of his honesty.” A is
within the exception, if he has made this imputation on Z in good faith for the
protection of his own interests.
(b) A, a Magistrate, in making a report to his own superior officer, casts an
imputation on the character of Z. Here, if the imputation is made in good faith,
and for the public good, A is within the exception.
Caution intended for
good of person to
whom conveyed or
for public good
Tenth Exception. It is not defamation to convey a caution, in good faith, to one
person against another, provided that such caution be intended for the good of
the person to whom it is conveyed, or of some person in whom that person is
interested, or for the public good.
500. Whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a
term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
501. Whoever prints or engraves any matter, knowing or having good reason to
believe that such matter is defamatory of any person, shall be punished with
simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or
with both.
Punishment for
defamation
Printing or engraving
matter known to be
defamatory
Sale of printed or
engraved substance
containing
defamatory matter
502. Whoever sells or offers for sale any printed or engraved substance
containing defamatory matter, knowing that it contains such matter, shall be
punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or
with fine, or with both.
CHAPTER XXII
164 OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, PREJUDICIAL ACT AND ANNOYANCE
Criminal intimidation
503. Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or
property, or to the person or reputation of any one in whom that person is
interested, with intent to cause to alarm to that person, or to cause that person
to do any act which he is not legally bound to do, or to omit to do any act
which that person is legally entitled to do, as the means of avoiding the
execution of such threat, commits criminal intimidation.
Explanation.A threat to injure the reputation of any deceased person in whom
the person threatened is interested, is within this section.
Illustration
A, for the purpose of inducing B to desist from prosecuting a civil suit, threatens
to burn B's house. A is guilty of criminal intimidation.
Intentional insult
with intent to
provoke breach of the
peace
504. Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person,
intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break
the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or
with fine, or with both.
Statements
conducing to public
mischief
505. Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumour or report,
(a) with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, any officer, soldier, sailor or
airman in the Army, Navy or Air Force of Bangladesh to mutiny or otherwise
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