"Journalism is not for propagating hearsay news", Kerala HC while granting anticipatory bail to Journalist [Read Order]

"There is a great responsibility to every journalist. Press is the backbone of democracy", the Court said, while allowing an anticipatory bail plea by news Anchor Sreekandan Nair and a doctor who appeared on his show.
An anticipatory bail plea had been moved by news anchor Sreekandan Nair and a doctor who appeared on his show in a case involving allegations of spreading misinformation.
An anticipatory bail plea had been moved by news anchor Sreekandan Nair and a doctor who appeared on his show in a case involving allegations of spreading misinformation.
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The Kerala High Court recently cautioned journalists against the broadcast of incorrect news, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, while allowing anticipatory bail for news anchor, Sreekandan Nair and a government doctor, in a case involving allegations of spreading misinformation (Dr Shinu Shyamalan v. State of Kerala).

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