The Supreme Court has stayed criminal defamation proceedings against India Today group head Aroon Purie in a case related to a news debate aired last year.

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan passed the order after hearing arguments from senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, who was appearing for Purie.

“Further proceedings of Complaint Case No. 2540(C) of 2024 pending in the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Patna shall remain stayed till further orders,” the bench said in May 19 order.