Supreme Court relief for journalist over Manipur posts

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal proceedings against Fulbright fellow and independent journalist Makepeace Sitlhou against whom FIR was lodged for her tweets pertaining to the ethnic violence in Manipur.

Reading out the posts for which she was booked, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra that there was nothing objectionable and challenged the proceedings against the journalist.

Convinced by the journalist's plea, the bench granted her protection and stayed the proceedings.

"Pending further orders, there shall be a stay in proceedings concerning the FIR against her," the bench said in its brief order.