Delhi HC restrains news channels from displaying contents of chargesheet in Shraddha Walker murder case

The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the Centre to ensure that no news channel displays contents of the charge sheet in the Shraddha Walker murder case till the disposal of the petition filed by the Delhi police.

A single-judge bench of Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar, while hearing a plea moved by Delhi Police, said, “No media channel having access to this material shall display or play this material on their channel. In the meanwhile, Union of India shall ensure that no such material is displayed or played on any channel in whatsoever manner”.

The orders were passed on Delhi Police’s plea seeking a direction to Centre to issue orders restraining media agencies from publishing, printing,