Supreme Court Judge Warns Social Media Pressure Undermining Judicial Impartiality

Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Supreme Court has strongly criticised social media for exerting undue pressure on the judiciary. He warned that impartial adjudication is being compromised as judges face online scrutiny driven by public opinion and 'likes'. Justice Bagchi noted that when courts acquit accused individuals, social media often portrays the presiding judge as having made an error, effectively manufacturing guilt online. He described the phenomenon as a multi-pronged threat to the independence and fairness of the judicial process.
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