No legal cover for journalists refusing to divulge source

The government's avowed resolve to take the "strongest action" against those responsible for the leakage of the Army chief's letter has thrown up a journalistic concern. If a case is booked under the Official Secrets Act, can investigators issue summons to Saikat Dutta, the author of the story published in DNA, asking him to disclose the identity of his source? What will happen if he were to claim journalistic privilege, given that it is yet to be codified in India? Can the courts invoke "national security" to override the confidentiality of journalistic sources?

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