India, May 25 -- The Supreme Court of India on Monday said it was "pained" by the narrative that a member of the judiciary was shielding the accused as it heard the Twisha Sharma case.

Sharma, a 32-year-old woman from Noida was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Bhopal's Katara Hills. While her family has alleged dowry harassment, Sharma's in-laws have alleged that the woman was a drug addict.

The matter reached the top court and was heard by a bench led by CJI Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi.

During the hearing, the Supreme Court called on media to exercise restraint in their coverage of the case and stated that media must not record statements of the victim's family, reducing their pain of losing a ...