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Section 3. Publication of reports of Legislature Proceeding privileged
THE UTTAR PRADESH STATE LEGISLATURE PROCEEDINGS (PROTECTION OF PUBLICATION) ACT, 1977
In forceUttar Pradesh (State Act)
3. Publication of reports of Legislature Proceeding privileged (1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), no person shall be liable to any proceedings, civil or criminal, in any court in respect of the publication in a newspaper or in respect of the supply by a news agency for publication in a newspaper of a substantially true report of any proceedings of either House of the Uttar Pradesh State Legislature unless the publication is proved to have been made with malice. (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be construed as protecting the publication of any matter, the publication of which is not for the public good.