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Defamation case by Surjewala / BJP

CC No. 394/2013· Filed 2013· Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana· Punjab

Accused

AK

Arvind Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party

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Case Description

Kejriwal called Parkash Singh Badal and his family 'corrupt' in a 2013 press meet.

Allegation

Criminal defamation.

Legal Sections

499 IPC500 IPC

Sections listed are from the IPC Defamation and related acts. Section numbers reference the Indian Penal Code (IPC) where applicable, otherwise BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) or special statutes like PMLA, NDPS, PC Act.

Case Timeline

  1. 2013 — Complaint by Surjewala
  2. Feb 2014 — Convicted, awarded 1 year simple imprisonment, ₹10 lakh damages
  3. Stay by HC pending appeal