karnataka high court
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Deliberating over a decade old case, the Court also noted that media being the 4th pillar of democracy should act like it, for it has a social responsibility to maintain peace, as publication of the news items have wide implication on the society at large.

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
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“The High Court, while forming an opinion whether a criminal proceeding or complaint or FIR should be quashed in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC, must evaluate whether the ends of justice would justify the exercise of the inherent power”