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Arnab Ranjan Goswami v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 8 S.C.R. 222
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 19 May 2020

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What the Court ordered

We hold that it would be inappropriate for the court to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 32 of the Constitution for the p urpose of quashing FIR 164 of 2020 under investigation at the NM Joshi M arg 267 Police Station in Mumbai.

Judgment, page 45

From the headnote

Constitution of India: Arts. 19(1)(a), 19(2) and 32 – Writ Petition – Seeking quashing of various FIRs filed under the provisions of ss. 153, 153A, 153B, 295A, 298, 500, 504 and 506 IPC against a media jou rnalist – Held: All the FIRs or complaints have been lodged i n diverse jurisdictions arising out of same cause of action i.e. broadc ast of a programme – Journalistic freedom is protected by Ar t. 19(1)(a) – The right of speech and expression of a journalist u/Art. 19(1)( a) is no higher than such right of a citizen – It is amenable to res triction u/Art. 19(2) – Petitioner is not immune

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