# Criminal defamation

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

An offence under which a statement that damages a person's reputation can lead to a fine or a prison sentence, rather than only to a civil lawsuit for damages. In India, the journalist Ravi Nair was sentenced to a year in prison and a fine in a criminal defamation case in February 2026.

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