Supreme Court of India
People’s Union for Civil Liberties and Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the Union Ministry of Home Aff airs should prepare a comprehensive manual on media briefi ngs by police personnel.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Issue for consideration: Matter pertains to the modalities to be followed by the police in conducting media briefi ngs during criminal investigation. Media – Media briefi ngs/reporting by police personnel – Propriety and procedure: Held: Media reporting in criminal matters involves degree of public interest associated with the fundamental right u/Art. 19(1)(a) – Guidelines for conducting media briefi ngs were prepared by the Union Ministry of Home Aff airs over a decade ago – Since then with the upsurge in the reporting of crime, the print media, the electronic and social media ha ve evolved
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