Bombay HC: Advocate Casting Aspersions On Woman's Character Upon Instructions From Client Is Discharging His Duty, Not Insulting Her Modesty

[Educator]

Reliance is placed upon the decision in the case of Navin Parekh vs. Madhubala Shridhar Sharma & Ors. MANU/MH/0883/1992 : 1992 Mh.L.J. 1409, in the backdrop that the lawyer had forwarded certain letters on behalf of his client where it was alleged that he had acted in highly unprofessional and unethical manner and he was sought to be prosecuted for alleged defamation, since the words