Judgment :

The petitioner has approached this Court by way of the writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India praying for writ of mandamus or appropriate writ, order, direction, restraining the respondents as well as media in general from publishing any news report/article in any manner whatsoever, adversely prejudicing the petitioner's right to fair trial and presumption of being innocent until proved guilty before the competent Court of law or in alternative the petitioner has prayed issue writ of mandamus or appropriate writ(s), direction(s) directing postponement of publication of any news report/article in any manner whatsoever, adversely prejudicing the petitioner's right to fair trial and presumption of being innocent until proved guilty before the competent Court of law at least till conclusion of the trial.

We have heard Mr. Vikas Singh, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner at length. After taking us through the publication made in certain dailies as well as coverage of electronic media, Mr. Vikas Singh has also relied on various earlier decisions of this Court viz. 1997 (8) SCC 386 para 37 State of Maharashtra Vs. Rajendra Jawanmal Gandhi ;