{"id":147458,"date":"2024-10-04T13:18:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T13:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/04\/criminal-cases-shouldnt-be-slapped-against-scribes-for-writings-perceived-as-govt-criticism-sc\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T13:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T13:18:03","slug":"criminal-cases-shouldnt-be-slapped-against-scribes-for-writings-perceived-as-govt-criticism-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/04\/criminal-cases-shouldnt-be-slapped-against-scribes-for-writings-perceived-as-govt-criticism-sc\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal cases shouldn&#8217;t be slapped against scribes for writings perceived as govt criticism: SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-113942658,imgsize-329502.cms?resize=1919,1280&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Criminal cases shouldn&#8217;t be slapped against scribes for writings perceived as govt criticism: SC\" title=\"Criminal cases shouldn&#8217;t be slapped against scribes for writings perceived as govt criticism: SC\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"8\">Criminal cases should not be slapped against journalists merely because their writings are perceived as criticism of the government, the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> said on Friday. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti said in democratic nations, the freedom to express one&#8217;s views is respected and the rights of journalists are protected under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1-->The bench was hearing a plea filed by journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, who has sought quashing of an FIR lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly publishing a news report on the &#8220;caste dynamics of the general administration&#8221; in the state. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Merely because writings of a journalist are perceived as criticism of the government, criminal cases should not be slapped against the writer,&#8221; the bench said. <\/p>\n<p>While issuing a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking its response on the plea, it said, &#8220;In the meantime, coercive steps should not be taken against the petitioner in connection with the subject article.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The court posted the matter for hearing after four weeks.<!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:1--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/criminal-cases-shouldnt-be-slapped-against-scribes-for-writings-perceived-as-govt-criticism-sc\/articleshow\/113942658.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criminal cases should not be slapped against journalists merely because their writings are perceived as criticism of the government, the Supreme Court said on Friday. 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