Lawfare, Summons/Notices – Journalists

On 22 May 2020, Jai Singh Chibber, a reporter with Punjabi Jagran newspaper, was booked by police for writing a news report about an unnamed Congress minister in Punjab following the suggestions of astrologers. Police registered a case against Chibber under Sections 188 and 505 of the IPC and Section 67A of the Information Technology Act.73 On 9 July 2020, the PCI took suo-motu cognizance and sought a report from the State Government.