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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Journalist in Multiple FIR Case Based on News Broadcasts. Court Transfers One FIR for Investigation, Stays Other Proceedings, and Emphasizes Balance Between Freedom of Speech and Criminal Process Under Article 19(1)(a) and Article 32 of the Constitution.

The dispute arose from two news broadcasts by the petitioner, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and R Bharat, on 16 April 2020 and 21 Ap...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalists in Fake Encounters Case — No Prima Facie Case of Criminal Conspiracy. Journalists' Role Limited to Reporting, Not Abetment or Conspiracy Under Sections 302, 120B IPC and Other Provisions.

The case involves a criminal writ petition filed by nine journalists seeking quashing of an FIR and charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Invest...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Journalist for Extortion Under Sections 384 and 385 IPC — Demand of Rs. 50,000 to Stop Publishing Articles About Illegal Land Conversion Constitutes Extortion.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Sharad Balkrushna Deotale, a journalist, challenging his conviction under Sections 384 and ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Process Against Police Constable in Custodial Violence Case — Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Allegations of beating by police officer during arrest require prior sanction for prosecution as the act was in discharge of official duty.

The applicant, Santosh Uttamrao Gomsale, a police constable posted at Kopargaon police station, filed a criminal application challenging the order of ...

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High Court Quashes Police Notice Under Section 41(1)(a) Cr.P.C. for Lack of Reasonable Suspicion — Journalist's Right to Liberty Protected. The court held that a notice to appear before police must be based on recorded reasons and cannot be issued arbitrarily.

The petitioner, a senior journalist, challenged a notice dated 06-06-2024 issued by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Amruthalli Police Station, under Sect...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petition by Investigative Journalist Seeking Transfer of Criminal Cases from Uttarakhand Courts. Apprehension of Malicious Prosecution Unsubstantiated as Charge Sheets Filed and Trial Courts Capable of Fair Adjudication.

The petitioner, Umesh Kumar Sharma, an investigative journalist, filed transfer petitions under Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, s...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cross-Complaints for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Dispute Between Business Partners Over Alleged Theft and Assault Cannot Proceed Without Prior Sanction as Complainants Were Public Servants Acting in Discharge of Official Duty.

The judgment involves three interconnected criminal applications arising from cross-complaints between two groups. The applicants in Cri.Appln.2544/20...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Journalist's Compensation Claim for Handcuffing During Police Transit. No Violation of Articles 14 and 21 Found as Handcuffing Was Justified by Threat of Escape and No Malice Established.

The petitioner, Satish Banwarilal Sharma, a journalist and managing editor of a daily newspaper, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of t...