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  "id": 7754755,
  "title": "Supreme Court says falsely quoting judges in barred online court clips crosses over from contempt to crime",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/supreme-court-says-falsely-quoting-judges-in-barred-online-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:34:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-says-falsely-quoting-judges-in-barred-online-court-clips-crosses-over-from-contempt-to-crime/article71471708.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court of India ruled on September 16, 2026, that falsely quoting judges in online court clips constitutes a crime, not just contempt of court. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant delivered the decision. The court clarified that distributing live-streamed proceedings without permission is contempt, but inserting false statements or improperly attributing remarks to judges elevates the offense to a criminal act. The ruling followed a petition from a lawyer alleging reputational harm due to the online circulation of a video of his court appearance, which violated Supreme Court orders banning the use of raw or edited audio and video of judicial hearings without prior permission from the Secretary General of the Supreme Court or the Registrars General of the relevant High Courts.",
  "summary": "The US Supreme Court has made a ruling regarding online court clips. According to The Hindu, a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said that falsely quoting judges in these clips can be considered a crime.\n\nFalsely imputing statements as part of oral submissions made by lawyers in court was also deemed wrong by the Bench.\n\nThere is no further information on the implications of this ruling or any related cases.",
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