NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed criminal proceedings against a media house and its two women journalists who were booked by Tripura Police for reporting on alleged communal violence in the state.
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and Vikram Nath issued notice to the Tripura government and sought its response in four weeks on their plea for quashing of two FIRs lodged against them.
“Pending further orders, there shall be a stay of further proceedings pursuant to (i) FIR No 39 of 2021 registered on November 14, 2021, at Fatikroy Police Station, Unakoti, Tripura; and (ii) FIR No 82 of 2021 registered on November 14, 2021, at police station Kakraban Udaypur Gomati, Tripura,” the SC bench said.
Journalists Samridhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha, along with their media house Theo ConnectPvt Ltd, were booked bythe police. Police registered two FIRs last month.
