No info leaked to media on Sushant case, probe agencies tell HC
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Pleas search tips for media homes to chorus from publishing feedback which can jeopardise popularity of police
The Bombay High Court was informed on Friday that not one of the Central agencies probing the actor Sushant Singh Rajput loss of life case has leaked any info to the media.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni was listening to a bunch of public curiosity litigation petitions in search of a route to authorities to challenge tips to be adopted by all media homes to chorus from publishing feedback which can jeopardise the popularity of the police that will hinder the reason for administration of justice.
Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, showing for the CBI, reassured the court docket that each one the three agencies — the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate and the Narcotics Control Bureau — investigating the case haven’t leaked any info to the media.
Mr. Singh mentioned, “We know our responsibilities and there is no question of leaking information by any of the agencies.”
When the advocate representing Zee News cited some previous judgments arguing towards a statutory regulatory mechanism, the court docket mentioned, “Journalists were responsible back then and the media was neutral then. It is now highly polarised …. This is not a question of regulation, this is a question of checks and balances. People forget where to draw lines. Do it within lines.”
Chief Justice Datta went on to say, “You want to criticise the government, do it. The issue is someone has died and the allegation is you are interfering. 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 find shelter of freedom of press?”
The matter will now be heard subsequent week.
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