On the grounds indicated in its reasoning, the lower court upheld the first instance judgment that acquitted the Defendant of defamation on or around August 2017, on the ground that there was no proof of a crime.

The judgment below

Examining the reasoning in light of relevant legal principles and records, the lower court did not err by exceeding the bounds of the principle of free evaluation of evidence against logical and empirical rules, or by misapprehending the legal doctrine on the establishment of defamation.

Therefore, the appeal is dismissed. It is so decided as per Disposition by the assent of all participating Justices on the bench.