Section 305: Prohibition of committing slander

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1) No person shall slander another person.

2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), a person who uses degrading words, spoken or said, with the intention of lowering the reputation of another person shall be deemed to commit slander.

3) A person who commits, or causes to be committed, the offence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or both the sentences.

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