Privilege

Privilege-A newspaper has no privilege beyond any other member of community in commenting on any matter of public interest-No privilege whatsoever, can be claimed by defendants on account of their position as newspapermen or as journalists-Defendants failing to establish occasion on which news published being a privileged occasion or publication having been made in discharge of some public or private duty publication, held, absolutely protected.

A personal privilege-Cannot be extended to professional work-Contention that counsel, a Senator, could not appear on date of hearing due to his attendance at session of Senate and was entitled to privileged treatment, held, entirely misconceived.

Ss. 123 & 162-"Affairs of State"-Privilege-Public officer summoned to produce document claimed to be privileged-Bound to bring such document to Court-Question whether particular document relates to any "affair of State" and therefore privileged-To be decided by Court-Question whether disclosure of contents of such document would be against public interest and if privilege should be claimed in that regard-To be decided by Head of Department concerned.

- Duty towards Court - Privileges - Duty towards client re: allegations in pleadings-Application for transfer of criminal case-Contempt of Court.

S. 123-Privilege-Mere word of head of department not sufficient to uphold objection.

Privilege S. 123-Privilege-ExtentCourt's duty to decide whether evidence required is of the description contemplated by section-Statements made during police investigation of criminal case, whether privileged apart from S. 162 Cr. P. C.-Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), S. 172.