Shadman Khan Abrar Khan Pathan vs Tamakant Shaikh Asef — 94/2022

Summary: The court dismissed the defamation complaint filed by Shadman Khan against the accused under Sections 500 and 504 IPC. The court held that mere acquittal in earlier criminal cases does not constitute defamation, and filing complaints with lawful authorities is a protected act unless proven to be malicious and made in bad faith. Since no prima facie evidence was placed on record showing specific imputations intended to harm the complainant's reputation, the court found insufficient grounds to proceed and dismissed the complaint under Section 203 CrPC. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.