View: Courts must safeguard its institutional credibility

By now, most readers will be familiar with the acrimony that has followed the arrest and subsequent release on bail of television anchor Arnab Goswami in a case for abetment of suicide. His active participation in the erosion of public discourse has meant that many feel unable to support his right to personal liberty.But even his most vocal critics have not been able to dispel the uneasiness underlying the context of his arrest. Courts are yet