<![CDATA[ABSTRACT: This study describes and examines why the problems, whether how the regulation of defamation as a criminal act in positive criminal law in Indonesia and The Decision of The State Judge of Sukoharjo Number 87/Pid.Sus/2019/PN.Skh accordance with Article 45 Verse (3) Law On Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE LAW) and accordance with the principle of justice. This research is normative legal research which is descriptive. In nature the data used in this research is primary data which is The Decision of The State Judge of Sukoharjo Number 87/Pid.Sus/2019/PN.Skh and secondary data including primary legal materials and secondary. The data collection techniques used is a literature study. Technical analysis used is ag qualitative method. The results show that the regulation on defamation in Indonesia is regulated in Article 310 to Article 321 of the Criminal Code and Article 27 paragraph (3) of Law No. 19 of 2016. Sukoharjo District Court Judge’s Decision Number 87//Pid.Sus/2019/PN.Skh was accordance with Article 45 paragraph (3) of Law No. 19 of 2016 where in judge decision the judge gave a criminal sentence of 6 (six) months in the form of a conditional sentence. However, the judge made a decision based on several considerations of facts, juridical and non juridical considerations. In addition, the judge uses a conditional decision with the aim that punishment isn’tt merely to give revenge to the defendant but to improve the defendant for the better and prevent other crimes from occurring.Keywords: cyber crime regulation, defamation as cyber crime, judge’s consideration ABSTRAK: Penelitian ini mendeskripsikan dan mengkaji permasalahan, pertama bagaimana pengaturan tindak pidana pencemaran nama baik dalam hukum pidana positif di Indonesia. Kedua, apakah putusan Hakim Pengadilan Negeri Sukoharjo Nomor 87/Pid.Sus/2019/PN.Skh telah sesuai dengan Pasal 45 ayat (3) Undang-Undang No. 19 Tahun 2016 dan asas keadilan.Penelitian ini adalah penelitian hukum normatif bersifat deskriptif. Jenis data yang digunakan adalah data primer berupa Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Sukoharjo Nomor 87/Pid.Sus/2019/PN.Skh dan data sekunder meliputi bahan hukum primer dan bahan hukum sekunder. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah studi kepustakaan, selanjutnya teknis analisis yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengaturan tentang pencemaran nama baik di Indonesia diatur di dalam Pasal 310 hingga Pasal 321 KUHP dan Pasal 27 ayat (3) Undang-Undang No. 19 Tahun 2016 (UU ITE). Putusan Hakim Pengadilan Negeri Sukoharjo Nomor 87/Pid.Sus/2019/PN.Skh telah sesuai dengan Pasal 45 ayat (3) Undang-Undang No. 19 Tahun 2016 dimana dalam putusannya hakim memberikan penjatuhan pidana 6 (enam) bulan berupa pidana bersyarat. Namun, hakim menjatuhkan putusan berdasarkan beberapa pertimbangan fakta, pertimbangan yuridis dan non yuridis. Selain itu hakim menggunakan putusan bersyarat dengan tujuan agar pemidanaan bukan semata-mata untuk memberikan balasan kepada terdakwa melainkan untuk memperbaiki terdakwa menjadi lebih baik lagi serta mencegah timbulnya kejahatan lain.Kata Kunci: hukum pidana, kesesuaian pasal, pertimbangan hakim, asas keadilan, tindak pidana ITE]]>
