📘 Law of Defamation and Malicious Prosecution (Civil and Criminal) | 14th Edition (2017)
✒️ Authored by: V. Mitter | Language: English | Publisher: Lexis Nexis

The Law of Defamation and Malicious Prosecution by V. Mitter is a classic and authoritative treatise that provides a comprehensive study of civil and criminal aspects of defamation and malicious prosecution. Extensively updated in its 14th Edition (2017), the book combines statutory provisions, case law, and practical guidance, making it indispensable for lawyers, judges, and students engaged in media law, torts, and criminal law.

🔍 Key Features:

• 📜 Complete Coverage – principles and provisions relating to civil and criminal defamation under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and relevant civil law remedies.

• ⚖️ Judicial Pronouncements – exhaustive analysis of landmark Supreme Court and High Court rulings shaping defamation law in India, including media trials, free speech, and reputation rights.

• 📰 Media & Free Speech – discussion on the balance between freedom of expression under Article 19(1)(a) and the right to reputation.

• 🛠️ Practical Aspects – procedures for instituting suits and complaints, defences to defamation, damages, injunctions, and criminal trial processes.

• 📚 Malicious Prosecution – detailed treatment of principles, ingredients, and remedies available to victims of wrongful prosecution.

• 🌐 Comparative Insights – references to English law and international perspectives on free speech and defamation.

• 📝 Practice-Oriented Utility – includes specimen pleadings, model formats, and case studies.

• 🆕 14th Edition (2017) – updated with latest case law and contemporary debates on defamation and reputation in the digital era.

🎯 Recommended For:

• Advocates & practitioners in civil, criminal, and media law

• Judges, magistrates & legal officers handling defamation disputes

• Media professionals, publishers & journalists concerned with free speech & liability

• Academicians & students of constitutional, tort, and criminal law

• NGOs & policy researchers engaged in free speech and human rights issues

This 14th edition of V. Mitter’s Law of Defamation and Malicious Prosecution remains a definitive and practice-oriented resource, blending judicial wisdom, statutory clarity, and practical guidance, making it essential for mastering the law of reputation, free speech, and accountability.