Bombay High Court quashes process against TV9 directors in defamation complaint

The Bombay High Court quashed on Tuesday (September 15, 2026) the order that issued process against Ravi Velicheti and Narsimha Mangipudi, Directors at TV9, in a defamation complaint by Rajesh Sawane, an officer with Mumbai Police, over broadcasts on December 14 and 15, 2013.

Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale passed the order on September 11. The court directed the Magistrate Court to proceed in accordance with law from the stage of recording the statement and verification of that statement.

The order of September 11 records that the Magistrate Court, after allowing an amendment to the complaint, did not record a verification statement of the complainant before issuing process against Velicheti and Mangipudi.