Of Defamation
IPC Section 502 - Sale of printed or engraved su bstance containing defamatory m atter
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IPC Section 502 deals with sale of printed or engraved su bstance containing defamatory m atter.
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502. Sale of printed or engraved su bstance containing defamatory m atter. Whoever sells or
offers for sale any printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing that it contains
such matter, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two yea rs, or
with fine, or with both.
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