State of Kerala - Ettumanoor Police vs MUHAMMED KHAIS — 200387/2024

Final Order

Final Order

Case Summary: State of Kerala v. Muhammad Khais (CC 387/2024) The court discharged Muhammad Khais under Section 281 BNSS, finding insufficient grounds to proceed on charges under Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act. The accused was accused of uploading defamatory YouTube videos about the complainant, but the court held that publishing content on social media does not constitute "repeated communication addressed to a person" as required by Section 120(o). The court found the allegations constituted defamation at best, which requires private complaint proceedings under Section 223(1)(a) BNSS, not police investigation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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Adjourned

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Case filed

Registration No. 200387/2024