Madras High Court Quashes Police Notice Against Journalist

The Madras High Court has said that the police cannot summon or question a journalist without a registered case.

The court was hearing a case where a journalist, Vimal Chinnappan, asked the court to cancel the summons issued against him by the police.

The police had issued the summons under the IPC and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.

The court agreed with the journalist and canceled the police notice.