The complaint has been filed under Sections 210 (cognisance of offences by magistrate) and 222 (prosecution for defamation) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), invoking Section 356 (defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's wife Dr. Gurpreet Kaur has registered a criminal defamation case against Akali leaders Bikram Singh Majithia, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaihra. He has filed a complaint in Chandigarh Court under sections 210 and 222 of BNSS. The case relates to an offence under section 356 of BNS. Dr. Majithia was accused of press conference on September 1. Gurpreet Kaur has stated in the complaint that Maj…