Distinguish between 'Libel' and 'Slander' under Indian Penal Code, 1860.

In libel, the defamatory statement is made in some permanent and visible form, such as writing, printing or pictures. In slander it is made in spoken words or in some other transitory form, whether visible or audible, such as gestures or in articulate but significant sounds. Libel is a representation made in some permanent form, e.g. written words, pictures, caricatures, cinema films, effigy, statue and recorded words. In a cinema films both the photographic part of it and the speech which is synchronized with it amount to tort. Slander is the publication of a defamatory statement in a transient form; statement of temporary nature such as spoken words, or gestures. Generally, the punishment for libel is more severe than for slander. In India both libel and slander are treated as a crime. Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code recognizes both libel and slander as an offence. However, punishments in criminal law are stricter than in law of tort.