{"id":267368,"date":"2022-05-25T14:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T08:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=267368"},"modified":"2022-06-03T10:17:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T04:47:50","slug":"right-of-press-to-report-truthfully-and-faithfully-legal-news-legal-updates-law-kerala-highcourt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/05\/25\/right-of-press-to-report-truthfully-and-faithfully-legal-news-legal-updates-law-kerala-highcourt\/","title":{"rendered":"Right of Press to report truthfully and faithfully | Press shall NOT indulge in sensationalism: Ker HC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kerala High Court: <\/strong>Stating that, though the Press has a duty to inform the public, the Division Bench of Devan Ramachandran and Sophy Thomas, JJ., observed that, it is the well-accepted thumb rule that the Press shall not indulge in sensationalism; or in speculating upon the guilt or otherwise of any accused or other individual; or to create an opinion about the comportment or character of a person involved in the Trial; and not to embellish, by impelling or sponsoring an opinion they seek.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Appellant challenged the interim order wherein the Single Judge had issued a direction against the appellant <em>&#8216;not to publish\/broadcast\/ telecast any item concerning or relating to the petitioner herein while reporting about Crime No.6\/2022 of Crime Branch Police Station and S.C.No.118\/2018 of Additional Special Sessions Court (SPE\/CBI) III, Ernakulam except the order of the Court for a period of three weeks from today&#8217;.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The contention of the appellant was that the above amounted to a complete ban and operates as a violation of the well-recognized principles of the freedom of the Press, to report and publish the truth.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Analysis and Decision<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">High Court stated that, it will address the issue: Parameters which are to be kept in mind when a News Media reports on an ongoing Criminal Trial or investigation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the above-stated issue, Court stated that its path was illuminated by the holdings of the Supreme Court in <em>Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd. v. 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