Freedom of Press and Contempt of Court

Author(s)	Ms. Meenakshi Rao
Country	India
Abstract	Freedom of press, though not expressly mentioned under the Constitution of India but it has been duly recognised through various judicial pronouncements . Freedom of Press is, consequently, guaranteed under the Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India which provides for Freedom of Speech and Expression, subjected to restriction. One such restriction is ‘contempt of court’. It was mentioned as a restriction in order not to hamper the administration of justice and the faith of public in the judiciary must be upheld. With the advent of the ‘information age’, the dimension of free press under free speech and expression has also widened its scope. Media has a freedom of criticising the judicial authorities but in the recent time the same has reach to the extent of tampering with the administration of justice and adopting the role of ‘public courts.’ In a recent judgement , the Bombay High Court has laid down certain guidelines as to what information published by media will attract the liability under the contempt law. This paper attempts to study the freedom of press with reasonable restriction, contempt of court, imposed on it, and further how it will attract the liability under the contempt law vis-à-vis sub judice rule.
Keywords	Keywords: Freedom of Press, Constitution of India, Contempt of Court
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-05-19

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