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SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday issued regulations governing the live broadcasting and recording of proceedings in courts and tribunals in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The High Court Registrar General, Shahzad Azeem, released the rules on Monday under the title “Live Streaming and Recording of Court Sessions Rules of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, 2023.”
Per rule 5, it is strictly forbidden to record proceedings on audio, video, or by any other method than what is required by the regulations.
The laws further state that live streaming is prohibited during court procedures involving marriage, gender-based violence against women, sexual offenses, and instances covered by the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO Act).
Also, cases that the bench believes may incite animosity among communities and perhaps lead to a breakdown of law and order will not be streamed live.
Furthermore, cases that the bench believes may incite animosity among communities and perhaps lead to a breakdown of law and order will not be streamed live.
Moreover, live streaming will not be available for any other matters in which the Chief Justice or the bench has given a special directive.
Any individual or organization is prohibited under Rule 9 from recording, distributing, or transmitting live-streamed proceedings or archival data through print, electronic, or social media.
It further states that any unauthorized usage of the live stream will be punishable as an offense under the Indian Copyright Act of 1957, the Information Technology Act of 2000, and other provisions of law including the law of contempt of court.
Without the prior written consent of the Court, the live stream cannot be reproduced, copied, transferred, uploaded, posted, edited, published, or reprinted in any way.
As per the Rules, court proceedings in matrimonial matters, cases concerning gender-based violence against women, cases concerning sexual offences and cases under the POCSO Act would stand excluded from live streaming.
Read Rules Here / Live_Streaming_Rules
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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )
