Newly appointed Chief Justice SK Sinha has urged the members of law enforcement agencies to be give more attention to their duties than focusing on media coverage.
The chief justice made the statement while speaking at a reception programme organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association on the apex court premises on Sunday afternoon.
"I have noticed a propensity among the officers entrusted with a criminal investigation having more interest in publishing the news regarding the arrest and action taken against an accused," he said.
He further said broadcasting of such information hampers even the trial procedure.
Regarding terrorism, the chief justice said: "Terrorism can not be curbed without a mechanism which would work effectively and ensure punishment of actual offenders and perpetrators at minimum time and cost."
Presenting a statistics on the number of judges against the number of cases, he said number of judges is disproportionate to the number of cases pending in different courts across the country.
