Understanding Court And Reporting

'Where there is no publicity, there is no justice. Publicity is the very soul of justice. It is the keenest spur to exertion and the surest of all guards against improbity. It keeps the judge himself while trying under trial.' This saying of Jeremy Bentham about two centuries ago is enough to understand the importance of disseminating the information about the court, its proceedings and verdicts. When people know that justice is possible, they will be motivated to go to the court to safeguard their rights and punish the perpetrators of crime. It establishes the importance of court reporting in journalism and helps the judiciary to disseminate important and everyday events to the masses.