Conversion case: HC reserves order on plea seeking ban on reporting

LUCKNOW: A Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its order on a plea of Umar Gautam, arrested by the ATS in connection with religious conversion recently, seeking ban on reporting of any contents relating to the investigation of the case.
The petitioner had alleged in the petition that print and electronic media were reporting several news items which are part of a probe by the investigating agency and may adversely affect his right and influence the probe. Making several news channels party in the petition, the petitioner demanded a ban on them from telecasting and reporting any material of his case.
Opposing the plea, additional government advocate SN Tilhari argued that the investigating agency did not leak any material to any section of media and it initially reported the contents of FIR only. He stressed that the Supreme Court has already set guidelines for media reporting and as such there is no need to pass any order on the instant petition.
After hearing the pleas, the bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice VK Srivastav reserved its order for pronouncing it later.