SSR case media trial was contemptuous, says Bombay High Court
SSR case media trial was contemptuous, says Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the media trial in the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput was contemptuous.
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UPDATED: January 18, 2021 18:52 IST
The court also held that trial by media of the actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case hindered the administration of justice.
While passing a verdict in a bunch of petitions filed against media trials in the wake of reportage relating to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the bench of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni said, Trial by media obstructs the fair probe in a criminal case. The regime of self-regulation by the media has no sanctity.”
Bombay HC guidelines for reportage of suicide cases
Bombay HC guidelines for reportage of suicide cases
The Bombay High Court has set out guidelines that need to be followed by media houses while reporting cases of death by suicide.
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UPDATED: January 19, 2021 00:16 IST
The court further noted that overzealous investigative journalism” may qualify as instances of obstruction to “administration of justice”, (Representative photo)
The Bombay high court has made some scathing observations in its 251-page order on the media trial in reportage of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput s death by television media. While doing so, the court also felt that the authorities, who could have regulated and put a stop on the media trial, had abdicated their duty.