File FIR against channels who were shown as Lashkar terrorist, killed during OP Sindoor: J&K Court | Bharat News

India launched Operation Sindoor and hit nine terrorist sites In Pakistan and Pakistan on 22 April, Kashmir was captured in vengeance of the Pahgam terror attack, killing 26 people.

Referring to a report by Sho Poonch that two news channels aired that IQBAL was a Pakistan terrorist, later withdrawn it and issued an apology after clarification, Deputy Judge/Special Mobile Magistrate, Ponch, SJAFEEQ Ahmed, said, “No forgiveness by news channels”.

The judge said, “In an forgiveness, the value of an forgiveness may be low, but the statutory duty of the police is not to register an FIR to disclose a cognitive crime once,” the judge said, said, Section 353 (2) (public Mischi), 356 (196), (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (196) to SHO of Section Police Station said, Section 353 (2) (196), (196), (196), (196), (196), (196), (196), Directed to register fire. 66 of Information Technology Act, 2000.

“While the freedom of the press is an important part of the protected democracy under Article 19 (1) (A) of the Constitution, it is subject to appropriate sanctions under Article 19 (2) on a basis like defamation, public order, decency, and morality,” the judge said.

He said, “In the current case, without any verification a Pakistani terrorist, the task of branding a deceased citizen teacher from a local religious madrasa, especially during the period of enmity of India-Pakistan, cannot be dismissed only as a journalism,” he said. The judge said, “Such conduct for public mischief and defamation, capable of creating public resentment, is able to harass social harmony and tarnish the reputation of the deceased and institution,” the judge said.

“… In today’s digital age, misinformation can spread rapidly, create confusion and disturbance,” the judge said.

An application seeking registration of an FIR against the news channels was filed by Advocate Sheikh Mohammad Salim, who claimed that the news channels not only displayed his name and picture, which portrayed him as a late terrorist, but was also associated with the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

Referring to the SHO report that the family members of the deceased had not complained and the news was broadcast from Delhi, the judge said that no person, including public enthusiastic citizens, had no legal strip with knowledge of crime to initiate such action.

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The judge said that the second dispute of the SHO regarding the regional jurisdiction in view of the broadcast arising from Delhi also fails in the light of Section 199BN, which provides that when an Act and its consequences are in different places, the jurisdiction arises at any place, the judge said. In the current case, the result of broadcasting – defamation, emotional injury and public unrest occurred in Poonach, where the deceased resided, served and martyred, he said.

Earlier, Iqbal’s family members had given legal notice through both news channels through Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed, seeking losses of Rs 5 crore every 5 crore rupees.