VIDYA DHAR & ORS. versus MULTI SCREEN MEDIA PVT. LTD.

VIDYA DHAR & ORS. versus MULTI SCREEN MEDIA PVT. LTD.

No interference is called for against Division Bench order vacating injunction; risk of bias against convicts during appeal is minimal as trial, conviction, and sentence are already in public domain; limited restrictions can be imposed on media broadcast to safeguard identity.

Parties
Petitioner: Vidya Dhar & Ors.; Respondent: Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
03 May 2013
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Hearing and Disposition
Outcome
SLP dismissed
Legal Topics
Free and Fair Trial, Broadcast Injunction, Right to Fair Trial, Suspension of Conviction, Media and Criminal Justice
Criminal Law Media Law Procedure Free and Fair Trial Broadcast Injunction Right to Fair Trial Suspension of Conviction Media and Criminal Justice

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Parties

Vidya Dhar & Ors.

Petitioner

Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Hearing and Disposition

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether telecast of dramatized media on pending appeal prejudices fair trial rights of convicted persons
  2. 2 Whether injunction against media broadcast is justified due to pending appeal and application for suspension of sentence

Ratio Decidendi

No interference is called for against Division Bench order vacating injunction; risk of bias against convicts during appeal is minimal as trial, conviction, and sentence are already in public domain; limited restrictions can be imposed on media broadcast to safeguard identity.

Court Disposition

SLP dismissed

Orders

  • Producers, directors, distributors, and all those connected with screening the said episodes on television must ensure there is no direct similarity between characters in the serial and Petitioners, and steps must be taken to protect their identity as far as possible.