Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, who represented Sharma in the Supreme Court, assailed the High Court verdict, alleging that the media had prejudged the issue and conducted a campaign to vilify his client. The Supreme Court accepted that there had been an element of "trial by media" but believed that it had not affected the decision of the High Court.
Ram Jethmalani, senior advocate representing Sharma in the Supreme Court, argued that the High Court verdict was unfair because the media had unfairly prejudged the case and campaigned against his client. The Supreme Court agreed that there was a "trial by media" but maintained that it did not affect their decision.