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The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to extend the interim protection from arrest granted to a journalist in a bribery case, noting that being a journalist or a reporter did not give a person the licence to take the law into his own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Division Bench of Justice A.S. Bopanna and Justice M.M. Sundresh observed that the petitioner was no longer entitled to the interim protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While hearing a petition filed by a journalist who was denied anticipatory bail by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Apex Court noted that the petitioner was involved in other cases as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The petitioner had claimed that he was trying to expose a racket involving the illegal sale and purchase of a newborn child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Claiming to be an accredited correspondent, the petitioner said he had published a news item in Dainik Bhaskar newspaper on July 26, 2021, exposing a racket involving illegal sale of a newborn child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, an FIR registered against him alleged that he sought illegal gratification to suppress the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He contended that as a counter blast, one of the accused in the case had registered a case against him and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On November 28, 2022, the Apex Court had granted interim protection against arrest to the petitioner and other journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Division Bench today noted that the petitioner, along with other journalists, were no longer entitled to the interim protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It said at this stage, the Court had the benefit of the counter statement filed on behalf of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Refusing to go into the nature of the allegations at the current stage, the top court of the country noted that the petitioners were also involved in other cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also took note of the fact submitted by the counsel representing the State of Madhya Pradesh that the investigation against the petitioners had been completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It granted liberty to the investigating officer to decide whether there was a need for the petitioners to be taken into custody.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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