August 9, 2012 9:23 AM

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Delhi HC nod to guidelines for media reports on children

The Delhi High Court has approved the guidelines for media reporting on children which stipulates various curbs including that the identity of kids be not revealed under any circumstances while covering stories of sexual offences, elopement and drug abuse.A committee, appointed by the court in February this year, had submitted the guidelines before a bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw. The committee, comprising Principal Magistrate of the Juvenile Justice Board , JJB , a member of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, NCPCR , representatives of NGO, and a nominee from the Press Council of India, said the media should keep in mind the kids' privacy, dignity, physical and emotional development while covering any news involving them. The Committee said that the media shall ensure that a child's identity is not revealed in any manner, including but not limited to, disclosure of personal information, photograph, school or locality and information of the family including their residential or official address

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