A defamatory statement is one of these restrictions. The term "reasonable restriction" means that the enjoyment of this right must not be of an arbitrary or excessive nature, going beyond what is required in the public interest, and must be subject to of intelligent attention and deliberation in choosing the path to follow. . The Constitution and Parliament decided to retain the criminal provisions on defamation to ensure that people do not make wild and baseless allegations against others. The Supreme Court judges, led by Justice Dipak Misra and PC Pant, hold that criminal defamation as an offense under the IPC was formulated in 1860, much before the Constitution came into force , that is to say in 1950, and it was high time to judge its scope.