LANDMARK CASE

Arnab Manoranjan Goswami v. Union of India

(2020) 14 SCC 12 · Supreme Court of India · Criminal procedure

At a glance

Citation: (2020) 14 SCC 12
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Criminal procedure
In one line: No. Multiple FIRs were quashed except one, and the journalist was protected.

1 Facts

A journalist faced multiple FIRs for the same broadcast.

2 Issue

Can multiple FIRs be filed for the same act?

3 What the court decided

No. Multiple FIRs were quashed except one, and the journalist was protected.

4 Why it matters

Protects against repeated cases.

5 Think about it

Why is this important for free speech?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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