Asif Iqbal Naik vs State of J&K - 2021 Supreme(J&K) 217

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2021 Supreme(J&K) 217

Asif Iqbal Naik – Appellant
Versus
State of J&K – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. F. S. Butt, Advocate
For the Respondent: Mr. Suneel Malhotra, GA

JUDGMENT :

1. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner under section 561-A Cr.P.C (Now 482 Cr.P.C) for quashing the FIR bearing No. 117/2018 dated 12.05.2018 registered by Police Station, Kishtwar for commission of offences under sections 500, 504 & 505 RPC.

2. It is stated in the petition that the petitioner is a reputed journalist and associated with Early Times Newspaper, Jammu and Kashmir, as also with Times Now English News Channel and has broken down various stories of national importance. It is further stated that the petitioner had published a story in the Newspaper “Early Times” in its edition of 19th April, 2018 and in the said report the petitioner has also given reference to the YouTube channel and also invited the subscribers to watch video on Early Times, YouTube channel, Jammu. The story published by the petitioner bears the heading, "Father of 5 brutally tortured by Kishtwar Police” and the said news item reads as under:

“Jammu, April 18, a 26 year-old Kishtwar man, the father of five children, was Tuesday shifted in a critical condition to Government Medical College Jammu after he was allegedly subjected to third degree torture by Kishtwar police. Akhter