Section 178Part 5 — Offences Injurious to the Public in General
Presumption as to good faith
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178. If it is proved on behalf of the accused person that the defamatory matter was published under such circumstances that the publication would have been justified if made in good faith, the publication shall be presumed to have been made in good faith until the contrary is made to appear, either from the libel itself, or from the evidence given on behalf of the accused person, or from evidence given on behalf of the prosecution.