VISHAL AHMAD SHAKIR vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN arts — 2026 PLD 395 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2026 PLD 395 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2026
Reporter: PLD
Parties: VISHAL AHMAD SHAKIR vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN arts

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Judgment text as reported

VISHAL AHMAD SHAKIR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN arts. 10a & 19---Media trial---Confession before media---Misreporting---Role of media in reporting---Petitioner, in public interest assailed act of media persons displaying confessions of accused persons facing trails---Held: Coerced or publicized confession is not justice but persecution--- any practice that parades accused or compels self-incrimination under the glare of cameras impairs human dignity and undermines the very foundation upon which the criminal justice system rests---Media is vested with legal and Constitutional rights to report accurately on pending criminal trials and ongoing investigations but such freedom is not absolute---It does not extend to false, misleading, defamatory or unprofessional reporting that compromises right to a fair trial or violates dignity, reputation or privacy of accused or victim---Such conduct lies beyond the ambit of freedom of press guaranteed under art.19 of the Constitution and may give rise to legal consequences---High Court, to reinforce adherence to Constitutional mandates and to uphold the integrity of judicial process, directed the authorities as follows:

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