Social Media Trials
- Ritoban Maitra, SLS Pune
- February 5, 2022
Content :
The paper discusses social media trials and its effects, mainly focussing on the Indian Judiciary. The key elements of this paper would be : the legality of social media trials in India, the Indian Judiciary’s response and comments on such matters, similar issues faced in foreign countries, and finally, a comment on the vulnerability of witnesses and the accused as well as regulation of ‘free’ social media.
Keywords : social media, fair trial, contempt of court