The High Court in Delhi, India confirmed that the Indian Penal Code provision criminalizing defamation continues to apply even when the expression had been made electronically. An Indian politician had applied to the High Court to set aside a summons following a charge of criminal defamation in relation to a series of tweets and retweets. The High Court held that the determination of whether the retweets in the present case met the requirement of “publication” had to be considered in light of all circumstances in the case and that a trial court was the appropriate forum for such a determination. The Court upheld the summons and referred the matter back to the trial court for hearing. Jaitley and Chadha ultimately reached a settlement.