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Journalists challenge order gagging media in Sohrabuddin case

Journalists from some media homes immediately petitioned the Bombay Excessive Courtroom difficult a periods courtroom order gagging the media from reporting the trial of retired and serving police officers accused within the Sohrabuddin Sheikh pretend encounter case.

The trial court had on November 29 this year on an application by the accused persons passed an order prohibiting the media from publishing or printing or telecasting information pertaining to the trial proceedings.


Nine authorized reporters from nationwide dailies and information channels have filed the petition within the Excessive Courtroom difficult the order and stated it was “unlawful and never tenable in regulation”.

The petition claims that the ban order has become a major road block and obstacle for the reporters in discharging their duties.

"The trial court ought to have considered that the case involves an element of public interest and our populace, therefore, has the right to know what transpires in the trial.

The accused persons, almost all of whom are former police officers are standing trial on the charges that they engaged in fake encounter killings in and around Gujarat," the petition said.

The petition is more likely to be heard in January 2018.

A complete of 23 accused are dealing with trial for his or her involvement within the alleged pretend encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, his spouse Kausar Bi and their affiliate Tulsidas Prajapati in Gujarat in November 2005.

The case was later transferred to the CBI for investigations and the trial was shifted to Mumbai.

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