‘Standard yellow journalism’: SC declines to grant reduction to journalist
The Excellent Courtroom on Friday declined to grant any reduction to a journalist convicted and sentenced for publishing defamatory subject material towards a attorney mentioning that it was once a case of “conventional yellow journalism.”
“It (order) may be very liberal. It’s just one month…He merits extra,” stated Leader Justice NV Ramana, heading a three-judge bench, including “this type of journalism, we don’t agree…We want to give protection to attorneys too.”
“You utilize this type of language and declare to be a journalist..That is conventional yellow journalism,” added Justice Surya Kant.
The bench, additionally comprising Justice Hima Kohli, was once listening to an attraction difficult the Karnataka Top Courtroom upholding the conviction of the appellant, Editor, Printer and Writer of Kannada weekly newspaper ‘Tunga Varthe’. The HC on the other hand diminished his sentence to 1 month easy imprisonment and tremendous of Rs 50,000.
The bench rejected the argument of the appellant’s suggest that his movements would fall throughout the exception to Phase 501 because the newsletter was once made in excellent religion.
