Stating that police disclosures should not result in “media trial”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a three-month deadline to the union home ministry to prepare guidelines on media briefings by police personnel. The top court directed the director generals of police of all states to submit suggestions for the guidelines manual, and also asked for inputs from the National Human Rights Commission, LiveLaw reported.
Hearing petitions on police protocols relating to media briefings, including one filed by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties, the court said it aims to “prevent multiple versions” of incidents from being presented to the media and protect the rights of the accused and the victim.
