Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against journalists who covered Tripura violence
The Hindu
They had been accused of spreading communal hatred
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed criminal proceedings initiated by the Tripura Police against two journalists and their media house for their coverage of violence in the State.
A Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud also protected an associate editor of the same media house in the case.
The court issued notice to the State and sought a reply in a month. The order came on a plea filed by the journalists Samridhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha; Arti Ghargi, who is the associate editor, and their media house, Theo Connect Pvt Ltd, for quashing of the FIRs lodged against them in Tripura.

When reporters brought to her notice the claim by villagers that the late maharaja of Mysore Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar had gifted the land to them, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said she is not aware of the matter, but sought to assure people that no effort will be made to take back the land that had been gifted by the late maharaja.