P. ARULAPPAN vs M. AYILSAMY . — Crl.A. No. 131/2008

Summary of Crl.A. No. 131/2008 The Supreme Court allowed P. Arulappan's appeal against the High Court's confirmation of the trial court's dismissal of a defamation complaint (Section 500 IPC). The court found the trial court erred in dismissing the complaint as barred by limitation, since the complaint was filed within three years of the alleged defamatory letter's publication (November 2001 to October 2004), meeting the statutory three-year requirement under Section 468 CrPC. The court set aside both impugned orders and remitted the case to the Magistrate for disposal on merits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.