Trails of Media Trial: Impacts on Judiciary and Society in Bangladesh

Abstract

The media is supposed to be a light bearer of truth and justice as people tend to trust the circulations of media. However, using this as an advantage, the media often brings delicate judicial issues on a trial which results in the suffering of the victim. The key objective of this research was to explore the impacts of the trials of media on the justice system and society of Bangladesh. Primary data were collected using qualitative tools like In-Depth Interviews to understand the rigor of the research problem. At the same time, secondary data such as several case studies were collected to depict the history of media trials in Bangladesh. The research found the capability of media trials to impact the judicial system and society of Bangladesh adversely through indirect influence on the juror, evasion of privacy of the personnel associated with the cases, and misuse of social media. The research opted for effective policies to be formed by the government to regulate media influence on judicial cases so that media trials cannot impact the system.

Keywords: Media trial, Press, Judiciary, Justice System, Impact, Society.

DOI: 10.7176/NMMC/106-02