Man Accused Of Raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogan Moves P&H High Court Against Session Court's Order Framing Sedition Charges
1 year ago

Man Accused Of Raising 'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogan Moves P&H High Court Against Session Court's Order Framing Sedition Charges

Live Law  

A man has moved the Punjab & Haryana High Court challenging an order of the Sessions Court framing charges against him under Section 124A IPC over the allegations that he used 'filthy language' against India and raised Pakistan Zindabad slogan.After the video of the alleged incident went viral, the police registered the FIR under Sections 153A,124A, 504 IPC and arrested. A man has moved the Punjab & Haryana High Court challenging an order of the Sessions Court framing charges against him under Section 124A IPC over the allegations that he used 'filthy language' against India and raised Pakistan Zindabad slogan. Supreme Court's Order To Keep Sedition In "Abeyance" It is pertinent to note that in May 2022, the Supreme Court had ordered that the 152-year-old sedition law under Section 124A of the IPC should be effectively kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision. Pakistan's High Court Striking Down Sedition In March, the Pakistan's Lahore High Court invalidated Section 124A of the Pakistan Penal Code calling it inconsistent with the Country's Constitution.

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Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Against Political Leaders For Allegedly Violating S.144 CrPC Orders, Says Peaceful Protest Not A Penal Offence U/S 188 IPC
1 year ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR Against Political Leaders For Allegedly Violating S.144 CrPC Orders, Says Peaceful Protest Not A Penal Offence U/S 188 IPC

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has quashed FIRs against political leaders booked for allegedly violating a Magistrate'sorder promulgated under Section 144 CrPC in 2020.It was alleged that a group of political leaders, including sitting and former MLAs and ministers of Punjab, violated the orders under Section 144 CrPC enforced in Chandigarh in 2020 to curb COVID-19. The Punjab & …

Pakistan court quashes sedition case against Imran Khan
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan court quashes sedition case against Imran Khan

The Hindu  

A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed murder charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said.A Pakistani court on Monday quashed a sedition case against ex-cricketer Imran Khan on Monday, providing some relief for the former prime minister who was jailed on corruption charges earlier this month. Following an appeal by Khan, the Balochistan High Court said prosecutors had …

Sedition under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023: What’s changed.
1 year, 4 months ago

Sedition under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023: What’s changed.

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that one of the proposed legislations aimed at overhauling the criminal justice system will completely repeal the offence of sedition, as prescribed under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, adding the bill will be sent to a parliamentary panel for scrutiny. An analysis of the Bharatiya Nyaya …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up(July 24-30)
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up(July 24-30)

Live Law  

Judgments “Such gross indiscipline on the part of the appellant who was a member of the Armed Forces could not be countenanced. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing an appeal against the order of NCDRC which had denied the claims of appellant for reimbursement of medical expenses. Supreme Court Dismisses West Bengal …

India's History With Sedition Law Explained as Law Commission Backs Stricter Provision
1 year, 6 months ago

India's History With Sedition Law Explained as Law Commission Backs Stricter Provision

News 18  

In a very significant move last year in May, the Supreme Court of India put the 152-year old sedition law, defined under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, into abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision. “Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into …

Sedition and its roots in rudeness as an offence
1 year, 6 months ago

Sedition and its roots in rudeness as an offence

The Hindu  

On March 30, the Lahore High Court annulled the offence of ‘sedition’ in the Pakistan Penal code. It would seem that while constitutional courts are examining the validity of the law of sedition, its defining logic has already leaped forward and transplanted itself into several different provisions of law that criminalise speech. The practice of prosecuting speech offences borrows from …

Re-examination of sedition law in motion, consultations in final stage, Govt informs SC
1 year, 7 months ago

Re-examination of sedition law in motion, consultations in final stage, Govt informs SC

The Hindu  

The government in the Supreme Court on May 1 said it has initiated the "process of re-examination" of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code and consultations are in its "final stage". In May last year, the court, in an interim order, had suspended the use of Section 124A, stalling pending criminal trials and court proceedings under Section 124A across …

Sedition: Centre tells Supreme Court government likely to re-cast colonial-era law
1 year, 7 months ago

Sedition: Centre tells Supreme Court government likely to re-cast colonial-era law

India Today  

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that the process of re-examining Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises sedition, is at an advanced stage and the revised law is likely to be tabled in the Monsoon session of Parliament. Recording the submission of the top law officer of the government, the bench said, "The Attorney …

Delhi High Court to Hear Sharjeel Imam's Plea for Bail in Sedition Case on Monday
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court to Hear Sharjeel Imam's Plea for Bail in Sedition Case on Monday

News 18  

The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in connection with a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition. The case, which assails a January 24, 2022 order by the trial court dismissing Imam’s bail application in the matter, is listed for hearing before a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and …

SC to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law
1 year, 11 months ago

SC to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Nearly seven months after putting on hold the law on sedition, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a batch of petitions challenging the colonial-era penal law on Monday when the Centre is likely to apprise it of the developments, if any, made while re-examining the provision. In a path-breaking order, the top court had on May 11 …

Centre Seeks More Time from SC to Take Appropriate Steps for Reconsidering Sedition Law
2 years, 1 month ago

Centre Seeks More Time from SC to Take Appropriate Steps for Reconsidering Sedition Law

News 18  

The Central government on Monday sought more time from the Supreme Court to take appropriate steps for reconsidering sedition law. Hearing the pleas today, Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit-led apex court bench extended the interim order granting protection and putting the law in abeyance. Section 124A says that “whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, …

Islamabad high court drops terrorism charges against former Pak PM Imran Khan
2 years, 3 months ago

Islamabad high court drops terrorism charges against former Pak PM Imran Khan

Hindustan Times  

The Islamabad high court on Monday ordered the removal of terrorism charges against former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, reported Reuters citing Khan's defence lawyer Faisal Chaudhry. According to the court, Khan's alleged offence “did not attract terrorism charges”. Islamabad high court drops terrorism charges against former Pak PM Imran Khan During his address, Khan had warned the Islamabad and …

Rise of sedition cases in Karnataka
2 years, 3 months ago

Rise of sedition cases in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Karnataka had the ignominy of recording the highest number of sedition cases in the country — 22 against 25 individuals in 2019. Here are a few prominent cases: Bidar school case In 2020, the Bidar police filed a sedition case against teachers, parents of Shaheen school for organising a play against CAA-NRC, in which the Prime Minister was allegedly insulted. …

Pakistan: New Case Against Imran Khan After Ex-PM Summoned for Contempt Charges
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan: New Case Against Imran Khan After Ex-PM Summoned for Contempt Charges

The Quint  

During his 19 August speech, Khan had threatened to file cases against Islamabad's inspector general of police and the deputy inspector general of police. Khan had also threatened the Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry, who had approved the Islamabad Police's request to hold Shahbaz Gill, a senior PTI member, under sedition charges in remand for two days. In …

Pakistan court issues show-cause notice to ex-PM Imran Khan
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan court issues show-cause notice to ex-PM Imran Khan

Firstpost  

During a rally Khan warned additional district and sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry, who had approved two-day physical remand of Khan’s aide Shahbaz Gill’s on the request of Islamabad Police, that she would also face dire consequences Islamabad: A top court in Pakistan on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to former prime minister Imran Khan and summoned him on August 31 …

Pak High Court to initiate contempt proceedings against Imran Khan for remarks against sessions judge
2 years, 4 months ago

Pak High Court to initiate contempt proceedings against Imran Khan for remarks against sessions judge

India TV News  

Highlights Pakistan decided to initiate contempt proceedings against Imran Khan The decision was taken by Acting Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq Khan had threatened to file cases against Islamabad’s inspector general of police Pakistan news : A top court in Pakistan on Monday decided to initiate contempt proceedings against former prime minister Imran Khan for his controversial remarks …

HC seeks Delhi Police’s stand on interim bail plea of Sharjeel Imam
2 years, 4 months ago

HC seeks Delhi Police’s stand on interim bail plea of Sharjeel Imam

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi police to respond to former JNU student Sharjeel Imam’s plea seeking interim bail in a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition. A Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal gave the order on Mr. Imam’s appeal against a trial court order of July 23 refusing to release him …

Sedition Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Sharjeel Imam's Plea Seeking Interim Bail, Status Report Sought
2 years, 4 months ago

Sedition Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Sharjeel Imam's Plea Seeking Interim Bail, Status Report Sought

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the interim bail plea filed by Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.A Trial Court on Saturday last week rejected Imam's interim bail plea which was filed in view …

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Sharjeel Imam's Interim Bail Plea
2 years, 6 months ago

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Sharjeel Imam's Interim Bail Plea

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Monday reserved order on the interim bail plea moved by Sharjeel Imam in an FIR against him involving the offence of Sedition under sec. 124A of Indian Penal Code, in view of recent Apex Court order wherein the sedition law has been kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat …

HC allows Sharjeel to approach trial court for bail
2 years, 6 months ago

HC allows Sharjeel to approach trial court for bail

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed JNU student Sharjeel Imam to approach a trial court to seek interim bail on account of an order by the Supreme Court to keep in abeyance all sedition proceedings in the country. On Thursday, the High Court allowed Mr. Imam to withdraw his application seeking interim bail from the High Court after Special …

Supreme Court Decision on Sedition Law is Pragmatic but Many Questions Remain Unanswered
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Decision on Sedition Law is Pragmatic but Many Questions Remain Unanswered

News 18  

In a pragmatic decision, the Supreme Court has directed that all proceedings on charges u/s 124 A of the IPC be kept in abeyance until the government completes the re-examination of the sedition law. After Supreme Court ordered a freeze on the sedition Law, a journalist got relief from the Rajasthan High Court in a case registered u/s 124 A. …

Lawyers representing sedition accused hopeful but road ahead not easy
2 years, 7 months ago

Lawyers representing sedition accused hopeful but road ahead not easy

The Hindu  

While lawyers representing those accused of sedition celebrated what they called a “historic” order from the Supreme Court on sedition, the road ahead for many of them still in jail might not be as easy with most of the cases also containing charges under other provisions of the law that will prevent them from being released based on May 11 …

Centre Agrees That Section 124A IPC Was Intended For Colonial Rule, Says Supreme Court In Sedition Case Order
2 years, 7 months ago

Centre Agrees That Section 124A IPC Was Intended For Colonial Rule, Says Supreme Court In Sedition Case Order

Live Law  

In the historic order which effectively put a freeze on pending and future cases for sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court made a significant observation that the Union Government also agrees that it is a provision which is not in tune with the current social milieu and that it was intended for the colonial …

What now for Rana couple as Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold
2 years, 7 months ago

What now for Rana couple as Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold

India Today  

While Member of Parliament Navneet Rana and Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ravi Rana were granted bail by a Mumbai court on May 4, what happens now that the Supreme Court has asked that the Sedition 124A section be kept in abeyance? The three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, stated that they hoped and expected the …

Sedition law on hold: Top 5 things Supreme Court said in order
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition law on hold: Top 5 things Supreme Court said in order

India Today  

In a historic order, the Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, known as the sedition law in common parlance. The order was pronounced by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the …

SC puts sedition law on hold, asks Centre, states to refrain from filing FIRs | Read what court said
2 years, 7 months ago

SC puts sedition law on hold, asks Centre, states to refrain from filing FIRs | Read what court said

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the invocation of the sedition charge until the provisions of the law under Section-124 of the Indian Penal Code are examined. While hearing the petitions challenging the validity of the law on sedition, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana-led Bench said, "We expect that till re-examination of this law is complete it will not …

'Govt Doing What Nehru Couldn't': Centre tells Supreme Court on Re-examining Sedition Law
2 years, 7 months ago

'Govt Doing What Nehru Couldn't': Centre tells Supreme Court on Re-examining Sedition Law

News 18  

India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, on Tuesday, found a mention in the Supreme Court during the hearing of pleas challenging the sedition law. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who was representing the petitioners arguing about the misuse of sedition law, said that former PM Nehru had echoed similar thoughts regarding Section 124A, which criminalises sedition. We are trying to do …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government why it cannot issue a direction to the …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government why it cannot issue a direction to the …

Committee on criminal law reforms recommended amendments to sedition law
2 years, 7 months ago

Committee on criminal law reforms recommended amendments to sedition law

The Hindu  

A panel of experts constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs to suggest reforms to the British-era Indian Penal Code has recommended amendments to the sedition law, a senior government official told The Hindu. The Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws appointed by the MHA in 2020 submitted an exhaustive report in March, which among other IPC sections also examined …

Why Not Ask States To Not Register Sedition FIRs Till Re-Examination Of Section 124A IPC Is Over? Supreme Court Asks Centre
2 years, 7 months ago

Why Not Ask States To Not Register Sedition FIRs Till Re-Examination Of Section 124A IPC Is Over? Supreme Court Asks Centre

Live Law  

In a major development in the cases challenging the constitutional validity of sedition offence, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government why it cannot issue a direction to the State Governments to not register FIRs under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code till the re-examination process is. In a major development in the cases challenging the constitutional …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The bench will consider today the preliminary issue of whether a reference to a larger bench is …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The bench will consider today the preliminary issue of whether a reference to a larger bench is …

Will re-examine sedition law: Centre to Supreme Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Will re-examine sedition law: Centre to Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Just one day ahead of the hearing on whether the challenge to the constitutional validity of the sedition law should be heard by a larger five-judge Constitution Bench, the Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court it had decided to “re-examine and reconsider” the provisions of the colonial-era law, and urged the court not to go ahead …

Breaking: Will Re-examine & Reconsider Section 124A IPC: Centre Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: Will Re-examine & Reconsider Section 124A IPC: Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday through an affidavit that it has chosen to reexamine and reconsider Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises the offence of sedition. The affidavit was filed in a batch of petitions filed by journalists, activists, NGOs and political leaders challenging the constitutional validity of Section 124A IPC. The Centre submitted …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli has taken up the petitions challenging Section 124A IPC.While issuing notice on the petitions in July 2021, the CJI had orally made critical remarks against the provision. A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli has taken up the petitions challenging Section 124A IPC.While issuing notice on the petitions in July 2021, the CJI had orally made critical remarks against the provision. A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli has taken up the petitions challenging Section 124A IPC.While issuing notice on the petitions in July 2021, the CJI had orally made critical remarks against the provision. A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli has taken up the petitions challenging Section 124A IPC.While issuing notice on the petitions in July 2021, the CJI had orally made critical remarks against the provision. A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima …

SC to hear pleas to scrap the sedition law today: Explaining the British-era offence and how it's being 'misused'
2 years, 7 months ago

SC to hear pleas to scrap the sedition law today: Explaining the British-era offence and how it's being 'misused'

Firstpost  

The Apex court last year had asked the Centre why it was not repealing the colonial-era law used by the British to silence people like Mahatma Gandhi to suppress the freedom movement, as it expressed concern over the misuse of the provision A Supreme Court bench is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity …

In Supreme Court Today, Pleas to Scrap Sedition Law. A Look at History of the Provision & What It Means
2 years, 7 months ago

In Supreme Court Today, Pleas to Scrap Sedition Law. A Look at History of the Provision & What It Means

News 18  

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli of the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition law. In April last year, the top court had asked the Centre why it was not repealing the provision used by the British to …

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Proposes Day To Day Hearing Of Trial Against Sharjeel Imam In Anti-CAA Speeches Case
2 years, 9 months ago

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Proposes Day To Day Hearing Of Trial Against Sharjeel Imam In Anti-CAA Speeches Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Tuesday proposed day to day hearing of the trial against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat today formally framed charges against Imam in his presence and read out and explained …

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Posting Pakistan's Flag, Writing 'I Love You Pakistan' On FB
2 years, 9 months ago

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Posting Pakistan's Flag, Writing 'I Love You Pakistan' On FB

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a man who has been booked under Sedition Charges as he allegedly supported and posted Flag of Pakistan on his Facebook I.D. and thereby tried to create any social disturbance in the country.Having heard the counsel of the petitioner/Mohammad Niyaz, the Bench of Justice Om Prakash Tripathi, without expressing any view on. …

Celebrating Pakistan's Victory Over India In Cricket Definitely Not Sedition: Former SC Judge Justice Deepak Gupta
3 years, 1 month ago

Celebrating Pakistan's Victory Over India In Cricket Definitely Not Sedition: Former SC Judge Justice Deepak Gupta

Live Law  

Celebrating Pakistan's victory, defeating India at the Cricket World Cup, is definitely not Sedition, former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta said recently. In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Justice Gupta said, "It is definitely not sedition but, it is definitely ridiculous to think that it amounts to sedition… There are better things to do than charge …

UP: Kashmiri students held over pro-Pak slogans booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody
3 years, 1 month ago

UP: Kashmiri students held over pro-Pak slogans booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody

India TV News  

Three Kashmiri students arrested in Agra for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans were on Thursday booked for sedition, Uttar Pradesh Police officials said. The three students, two of them aged 20 and one 21, were also remanded in 14-day judicial custody by an Agra court, the officials said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath earlier in the day had said the …

Kashmiri students held over pro-Pakistan slogans in UP booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody
3 years, 1 month ago

Kashmiri students held over pro-Pakistan slogans in UP booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath earlier in the day had said the sedition law will be invoked against those celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in the recent T20 World Cup match Noida: Three Kashmiri students arrested in Agra for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans were on Thursday booked for sedition, Uttar Pradesh Police officials said. The three students, two of …

Those celebrating Pakistan's win in T20 World Cup to face sedition charges: Yogi Adityanath
3 years, 1 month ago

Those celebrating Pakistan's win in T20 World Cup to face sedition charges: Yogi Adityanath

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said that sedition law will be invoked against those celebrating Pakistan's victory over India in T20 match on October 24. The link to that interview was posted on the official Twitter handle of Adityanath's office, with a line in Hindi talking about invoking sedition law against those celebrating Pakistan's win. The interview was …

Ex-SC judge wants apex court to bypass elected govt, strike down sedition laws and UAPA
3 years, 2 months ago

Ex-SC judge wants apex court to bypass elected govt, strike down sedition laws and UAPA

Op India  

On Sunday, ex-Supreme court Judge Rohinton Fali Nariman courted controversy after he urged the apex court to strike down the sedition law and the stringent provisions in the Unlawful Activities Act. Then citizens here would breathe more freely.” Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman also alleged that India’s rank on the Global Law index was poor due to colonial-era laws. Then citizen …

Retired Justice Rohinton Nariman urges SC to strike down sedition law, offensive parts of UAPA
3 years, 2 months ago

Retired Justice Rohinton Nariman urges SC to strike down sedition law, offensive parts of UAPA

India Today  

Former Supreme Court Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman has urged the top court to strike down Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises sedition and offensive parts of the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. Speaking at a function organised by the Viswanath Pasayat Memorial Committee, Justice Nariman said on Sunday, "I would exhort the supreme court to not send sedition …

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