Saurav Das vs Digital Media Portals and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra — Privacy and Defamation Case

A Supreme Court advocate alleged he was assaulted at his Delhi home, sustaining grievous injuries including 8 stitches on his head. An FIR was registered at Model Town Police Station on July 11 under BNS Sections 332(c), 115(2), and 3(5). The advocate moved the Supreme Court seeking police protection and alleging the investigating officer failed to invoke provisions relating to attempt to murder and grievous hurt.

Journalist Umar Rashid filed a defamation case in Delhi High Court against an anonymous woman lawyer who made sexual harassment allegations against him. The case is a civil defamation proceeding arising from contested allegations.

A criminal defamation case against senior advocate Pinaki Misra was quashed by the Delhi High Court, which found no prima facie case. The court determined the evidence was insufficient to proceed with the prosecution.