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Abstract
Right to speech and expression inclusive of right to information is a recognised and valuable human right in the democratic world. Media along with its various forms is the vehicle to recognise, enforce , propagate and sustain this right which is life blood of welfare states. When media exposes corruption, nepotism, crimes and injustices it it good for the society and is also excused for the restrained investigative journalism that it practices for this purpose. The problem arises when it knowingly or inadvertantly crosses the limits set for it by media ethics. It shows over reach by becoming hypothetical and jumping to conclusions as regards outcomes of civil and criminal cases which are within the jurisdiction of the justice system of the state.