Journalist not expected to dramatize a horrifying or sensational incident and make news: Allahabad High Court

The Court made the observation while rejecting a bail plea moved by a journalist accused of inducing a man to die by suicide so that the same could be filmed for news coverage.
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While rejecting the bail plea moved by a journalist accused of inducing a man to die by suicide so that it could be filmed, the Allahabad High Court observed that a journalist is not expected to dramatize such a sensational or horrifying incident to make news (Shameem Ahmad v. State of Uttar Pradesh).

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