Media Highly Polarized Now Journalists Were Responsible & Neutral in Past, Bombay High Court Says While Hearing SSR Media Trial Case

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The Bombay High Court on Friday orally remarked that media now has become highly polarized and
that journalists were responsible and neutral in the past.
"Journalists were responsible back then & neutral, now media is highly polarised(sic)", said a bench
comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G S Kulkarni.
The bench made these remarks while hearing the lawyer of Zee News in a batch of Public Interest
Litigations(PILs) seeking regulations on "media trail" while reporting the investigation in the
Sushant Singh Rajput case.
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"This is not a question of regulation, this is a question of checks & balances. People forget where to
draw lines. Do it within lines. You want to criticize the government, do it! The issue is someone has
died and the allegation is you are interfering", the bench said.
"We are ruled by the Rule of law. In India there is a Rule of law, right? How do you advocate that
people who go around accusing others can nd shelter of freedom of press?", the bench remarked.
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On the previous day of the hearing, the Court had expressed concerns at the practice of "trial by
media" during the pendency of investigation.
"If you become the investigator, prosecutor and the judge, what is the use of us? Why are we here",
the bench had asked Advocate Malvika Trivedi, the lawyer representing Republic TV.
The bench also asked the lawyer of Republic TV if asking the public who should be arrested in a
case is part of investigative journalism. This was in reference to the hashtag campaign
'#ArrestRhea' run by the channel in Twitter following the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh
Rajput.
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"Is this part of investigative journalism? Asking public about their opinion on who should be
arrested?", the bench asked Advocate Malvika Trivedi.
"When a case is under investigation and the issue is whether it's a homicide or a suicide and a
channel is saying it is murder, is that investigative journalism?", the bench asked.
The bench had told the channel's lawyer "investigative powers are given to the police under the
CrPC".
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The bench had also expressed its disapproval at the manner in which Sushant's death was
reported.
"There are certain Suicide Reporting guidelines. There should be no sensational headlines. Don't
you have respect for the dead? It is so unfortunate," the bench remarked.
The hearing of the case will resume at 3 PM. Live updates from today's hearing available here.
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that journalists were responsible and neutral in the past.

comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G S Kulkarni.

Sushant Singh Rajput case.

Restraining Physical Poll Campaigns

Sushant Singh Rajput Media Trial Case

media" during the pendency of investigation.

Protection In Plea Against BARC

arrested?", the bench asked Advocate Malvika Trivedi.

channel is saying it is murder, is that investigative journalism?", the bench asked.

Hour', Allows Using Tagline 'Nation Wants To Know'

Read other reports about the previous hearings :

Concerns Over Media Trial

TV In SSR Media Trial Case

CHIEF JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA #JUSTICE GS KULKARNI #SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT

[Media Trial In Sushant

[Udaipur Hotel Case]

[Life Insurance] Proposer

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