Legal Safeguards to Press Freedom

Abstract

Freedom of expression has always been highlighted as an important basis for the democratic functioning of a society. Freedom of press has continued an issue that has controlled to endless number of debates across the democratic world in the past few periods. The democratic authorizations of a state are judged today by the extent of the freedom press enjoys in that state. The press provides complete and objective information of all aspects of the country’s social, political, economic and cultural life. The answer for the question whether the press has absolute freedom made under article 19 which is legal part to express whatever looks right to it has a mixed views in this research.The press is the fourth pillar of the constitution and hence it is considered as a most important organization in the society. The objective of the paper is to analyses whether press has got real freedom and for the freedom of press what are the legal safeguards are to be followed