Delhi Court Acquits Medha Patkar in Defamation Case Filed by LG VK Saxena

A Delhi court has acquitted social activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed by Vinai Kumar Saxena, presently the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

The court held that the complainant failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Patkar made the alleged defamatory statements during a televised programme in 2006.

It noted that the complete original video footage was not produced and no eyewitness to the alleged interview or press conference was examined. 

The court observed that reliance on a short, incomplete video clip was insufficient to establish defamation, leading to Patkar’s acquittal under Section 500 of the IPC.