Supreme Court directs Home Ministry to frame fresh guidelines on media briefings by police in criminal cases

The Court said that disclosures made by the police during media briefings should be objective in nature, and should not have a bearing on the guilt of the accused.
Justice PS Narasimha, CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra
Justice PS Narasimha, CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to prepare a comprehensive manual on media briefings by the police in criminal cases so as to prevent media trial in such cases [Peoples Union For Civil Liberties v. The State Of Maharashtra]

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