{"id":8147,"date":"2021-01-19T04:23:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T04:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/?p=8147"},"modified":"2021-01-19T04:23:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T04:23:54","slug":"bombay-hc-on-media-trial-read-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/bombay-hc-on-media-trial-read-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Do not cross the &#8220;Lakshman Rekha&#8221; or else face Contempt of Court Bombay HC on Media Trial : [Read Guidelines]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">In Criminal cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/supreme-court-on-media-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Media Trial<\/a> tends to distort the administration of Justice. Therefore, it could amount to &#8216;Contempt of Court&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> we hold that any act done or publication made which is presumed by the appropriate court (having power to punish for contempt) to cause prejudice to mankind and affect a fair investigation of crime as well as a fair trial of the accused<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_47_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-6a22451600222\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6a22451600222\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/bombay-hc-on-media-trial-read-guidelines\/#What_could_lead_to_the_obstruction_to_the_%E2%80%9CAdministration_of_Justice%E2%80%9D\" title=\"What could lead to the obstruction to the &#8220;Administration of Justice&#8221;?\">What could lead to the obstruction to the &#8220;Administration of Justice&#8221;?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/bombay-hc-on-media-trial-read-guidelines\/#Defence_of_Fair_reporting\" title=\"Defence of Fair reporting?\">Defence of Fair reporting?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/bombay-hc-on-media-trial-read-guidelines\/#Guidelines\" title=\"Guidelines\">Guidelines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/bombay-hc-on-media-trial-read-guidelines\/#Court%E2%80%99s_verdict\" title=\"Court&#8217;s verdict\">Court&#8217;s verdict<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/bombay-hc-on-media-trial-read-guidelines\/#Read_the_Guidelines_here\" title=\"Read the Guidelines here\">Read the Guidelines here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_could_lead_to_the_obstruction_to_the_%E2%80%9CAdministration_of_Justice%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>What could lead to the obstruction to the &#8220;Administration of Justice&#8221;?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Media reports before the initiation of the trial could lead to an obstruction to the Administration of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Media trial during the continuance of <a href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/procedure-to-be-followed-in-investigating-police-encounters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Police investigatio<\/a>n could lead to an obstruction to the Administration of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Administration of Justice is applicable to both the civil and criminal cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Defence_of_Fair_reporting\"><\/span><strong>Defence of Fair reporting?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The court rejected this defence and held that this defence could not be availed for reportage of any on going investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The court clarified that Judicial Proceeding initiates soon after the filing of FIR. Hence &#8216;Contempt of Court&#8217; will have its ambiance on the overall proceeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Media should observe restraint in discussions about on going investigation so as not to prejudice the rights of the accused and witness<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guidelines\"><\/span><strong>Guidelines<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The bench reiterated that the guidelines of the <a href=\"https:\/\/presscouncil.nic.in\/OldWebsite\/NORMS-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Press Council of India<\/a> will be applicable in the Electronic media as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Following were some of the guidelines Court issued:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holding interviews with the victim, the witnesses, and\/or any of their family members and displaying it on screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Analyzing versions of witnesses, whose evidence could be vital at the stage of trial;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Publishing a confession allegedly made to a <a href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/investigation-made-by-a-competent-police-officer-in-accordance-with-the-provisions-of-law-cannot-be-quashed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">police officer<\/a> by an accused and trying to make the public believe that the same is a piece of evidence which is admissible before a Court and there is no reason for the Court not to act upon it, without letting the public know the nitty-gritty of the Evidence Act, 1872;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Printing photographs of an accused and thereby facilitating his identification;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Criticizing the investigative agency based on half-baked information without proper research;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Pronouncing on the merits of the case, including pre-judging the guilt or innocence qua an accused or an individual not yet wanted in a case, as the case may be;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Recreating\/reconstructing a crime scene and depicting how the accused committed the crime;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Predicting the proposed\/future course of action including steps that ought to be taken in a particular direction to complete the investigation; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Leaking sensitive and confidential information from materials collected by the investigating agency;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Acting in any manner so as to violate the provisions of the Programme Code as prescribed under section 5 of the CTVN Act read with rule 6 of the CTVN Rules and  hereby inviting contempt of court;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Indulging in character assassination of any individual and thereby mar his reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The court clarified that the above-mentioned guidelines are not exhaustive but only indicative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Court%E2%80%99s_verdict\"><\/span><strong>Court&#8217;s verdict<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Court asked the media houses to not cross certain boundaries (Lakshman Rekha)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Think of a police officer. Can anyone be guaranteed that he will not be influenced? He may be following a particular track, which could be the right track. Media says no no this must be the track. He loses track and rounds up the innocent.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">It is pertinent to note that, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/pil-filed-by-an-unregistered-body-is-not-maintainable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PILs was filed<\/a> by the group of eight ex-police officers of the Mumbai Police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The group cited that the Criticism that was made against the city police was unfair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Court held that the media reportage by the Times Now and Republic TV in the present case is prima facie contemptous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_the_Guidelines_here\"><\/span>Read the Guidelines here<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lexforti.com\/legal-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Bombay-High-Court-guidelines-on-media-trial.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\"  data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">Bombay-High-Court-guidelines-on-media-trial<br\/><\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Criminal cases, Media Trial tends to distort the administration of Justice. 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