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“It may be true that the law can‟t make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me and I think that‟s pretty important.” Laws are enacted for the protection of people and for the smooth functioning of the society. Laws provide a fair framework within which individuals and groups can choose their own values and codes, consistent with a similar liberty for others. Hence laws both protect the integrity of different sects of society and also promote their harmonal existence. In the absence of law and order, society will turn into an unbearable chaos. However law acquires its life and performs its intended social functions through the process of implementation and enforcements, without which it has little meaning in any given society. 3 Implementation of law is about „law-in-action‟ and not „law-in-the-books.‟ Implementation part is the most difficult part for the rule of law. As Eugene Bardach notes, It is hard enough to design public policies and programs that look good on paper. It is harder still to formulate them in words and slogans that resonate pleasingly in the ears of political leaders and constituencies to which they are responsive. And it is excruciatingly hard to implement them in a way that pleases anyone at all, including the supposed beneficiaries or clients. There is no doubt that the implementation of law is a complicated socio-legal process which involves many institutions and players. Judiciary and media are two independent institutions. Court, „the capital of law‟s empire‟ is the first and last place where justice is fought for. Media is an indirect agent that assists police and judiciary in serving justice to suffering people by bringing perpetrators of law before public notice. Media is the fourth pillar of democracy. It is a mirror of society and a powerful tool in implementing laws. Although the Indian constitution does not have an exclusive act defining the liberty of the press but it is evidently included in the freedom of speech and expression under the Article 19 (1) (a). Media, a derivative of word medium meaning carrier, reports news, provides information and analysis on issues and creates awareness among masses. The fundamental function of media, both print and mass media, is to inform people, educate them and guiding the society. Newspapers satisfies the queries of public by answering the questions of what, when, where, why, how the events happened and who are participants in various happenings. Media is easily accessible by all walks of people. It keeps people updated as information about everything and from everywhere is provided within seconds. Mark Twain rightly said “There are only two forces that can carry light to all corners of the globe...the sun in the heavens and the associated press down here.” Media plays an active role in raising awareness on human rights, apart from other civil and political rights and helps in mobilizing people to recognize and protect human rights and bringing perpetrators to justice. By reporting and denouncing cases of human rights violations and other criminal cases and discussing punishments according to laws, media helps in bringing down the incidences of abuse and violation. Jianfu Chen notes, “ Implementation is often conceptualized as pressure politics (a system of pressure and counter pressure),a social and political phenomenon, an administrative control process,or an intergovernmental bargaining process. Media by exposing every crime, highlighting its far reaching effects, puts pressure on authorities to implement laws properly and to do justice to suffering people. Hence media roles as an enforcer of law. It acts as a watchdog and investigates and evaluates every incident in detail. By highlighting cases of violation and crime cases, media creates pressure on agencies to implement laws properly and give due punishments to the people involved in such criminal activities. Media offers a diagnostic and analytical platform for discussing the different causes of and solutions to, to the problem of improper implementation of law. Thereby forcing

Role of Media in Present Indian Social Scenario