Media trials and the nightmares they have
caused to countless people all over the nation is not new any more. Too many
people have lost their lives and their reputation to indiscrimination shown by
media. We have seen how inventive some media channels become in their treatment
of some issues that could have been handled with some subtlety and care.
Unfortunately that was not the case, instead when victims complained and asked
the court to take action against guilty parties there was not more than a
lukewarm response. In great contrast, when Justice Swatenter Kumar was accused
of similar charges as that AsaramJi Bapu, the Delhi High Court issued
restraining orders on media and gave it 24 hours to remove all defamatory
content from websites. The court further asked media houses to refrain from
carrying anything about Justice Swatenter until February 24 which is the next
date of hearing.
The nation will remember that recently some
media channels sacrificed all ethical propriety in their blind pursuit of TRPs.
It was then that several parties pleaded with authorities to prevent media from
spreading false news. It took several months for that to happen and the media
channels to actually stop from continuing with their lopsided presentation of
facts.
This stark contrast in action in case of
Justice Kumar and AsaramJi Bapu has baffled many social thinkers into thinking
why something was not done earlier for AsaramJi Bapu. Those that handled the
case were sympathetic and quite considerate of the harm such late allegations
bring on defendants, who in some case may have deceased by the time legal
process are initiated.
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