Articles for Sedition Law

Human Rights Organisations Condemn Criminal Complaint Against Mohammed Zubair
1 week, 6 days ago

Human Rights Organisations Condemn Criminal Complaint Against Mohammed Zubair

The Quint  

The FIR cites seven different legal provisions, including section 66 of the IT Act and different sections of the BNS, the 2023 reform of India’s penal code, which was passed during British colonial rule. Section 152 states that anyone who “excites or attempts to excite, secession or armed rebellion or subversive activities, or encourages feelings of separatist activities or endangers …

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SC Refers Sedition Law Validity Case to Larger Bench
1 year, 3 months ago

SC Refers Sedition Law Validity Case to Larger Bench

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred the case regarding the Constitutional validity of sedition law to a larger bench. On August 11, in a landmark move to overhaul colonial-era criminal laws, the Centre had introduced in the Lok Sabha three bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Indian Evidence Act, proposing among other things the repeal of sedition law …

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Sedition Law Honeytrapped DRDO Scientist Pradeep Kurulkar Sanjay Raut Was Sedition Removed To Govt Centre
1 year, 4 months ago

Sedition Law Honeytrapped DRDO Scientist Pradeep Kurulkar Sanjay Raut Was Sedition Removed To Govt Centre

ABP News  

Shiv Sena leader Sanya Raut on Saturday took a jibe at the Centre over the proposal to end the Sedition law. Raut referred to the DRDO scientist Pradeep Kurulkar and said that he is a hardcore 'RSS worker' and that the Centre did not invoke sedition law against him. This comes a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled …

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Amit Shah tables Bills for major changes to British-era criminal justice system
1 year, 4 months ago

Amit Shah tables Bills for major changes to British-era criminal justice system

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday tabled bills to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act and to provide for capital punishment for mob lynching, sexual assaults on minors, 20-year imprisonment for gang rape besides repeal of sedition offence. Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at Parliament House complex during …

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Parliament Monsoon Session: Sedition Law To Be Abolished, Says Amit Shah
1 year, 4 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session: Sedition Law To Be Abolished, Says Amit Shah

ABP News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha on Friday that the sedition law will be abolished by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act, 2023. Speaking about the Bill Amit Shah said, "Under this, we are repealing laws like sedition. That is why, we have brought an important provision that the sections that provide for seven years or longer jail …

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Sedition law to be scrapped, says Amit Shah, punishment enhanced in new provisions
1 year, 4 months ago

Sedition law to be scrapped, says Amit Shah, punishment enhanced in new provisions

India Today  

The sedition law “will be completely repealed”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Parliament on Friday as he introduced three bills aimed at overhauling the criminal justice system. “Whoever, purposely or knowingly, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or by electronic communication or by use of financial mean, or otherwise, excites or attempts …

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Law Commission’s Report on Sedition Ignores Free Speech Law and Indian Colonial History
1 year, 6 months ago

Law Commission’s Report on Sedition Ignores Free Speech Law and Indian Colonial History

Live Law  

The Law Commission of India released its 279th Report on ‘Usage of the Law of Sedition”. This argument is buttressed by a 2016 paper by philosophy professor Arudra Burra that problematizes the idea of the colonial nature of Indian law by asserting that the colonial origin of laws are “normatively neutral”. While the British government faced threats to its stability …

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DC Edit | It's time to scrap sedition law, not make it harsher
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Edit | It's time to scrap sedition law, not make it harsher

Deccan Chronicle  

The Law Commission’s recommendation that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which deals with sedition be retained with more stringent punishment goes against the grain of the ground realities and instead reflects the thought shared by a section of our society which is yet to recognise the establishment of the Indian democratic republic with a Constitution of its own. …

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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 …

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Doctor prescribing cure that is worse than disease: P. Chidambaram on Law Commission's recommendations on sedition law
1 year, 6 months ago

Doctor prescribing cure that is worse than disease: P. Chidambaram on Law Commission's recommendations on sedition law

The Hindu  

With the Law Commission backing the sedition law, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday said the panel's recommendation was a case of the "doctor prescribing a cure that is worse than the disease". Mr. Chidambaram's assertion came after the Law Commission backed the penal provision for the offence of sedition, saying repealing it altogether could have serious adverse ramifications …

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Law Commission's recommendations backing sedition law contrary to foundations of republic: Sibal
1 year, 6 months ago

Law Commission's recommendations backing sedition law contrary to foundations of republic: Sibal

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha MP and former law minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said the Law Commission's recommendations backing the sedition law are contrary to the ethos and the very foundations of the republic. Explained | India’s sedition law, its usage, and the opinions around it After 2014, there have been more than 10,000 cases of sedition out of which there has …

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Govt. wants to make sedition law more draconian: Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt. wants to make sedition law more draconian: Congress

The Hindu  

Citing the Law Commission’s backing of Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to sedition, the Congress on Friday alleged that the BJP government was planning to make the law more “draconian” and wanted to send a message before the next general election that it would be used against Opposition leaders. The principal Opposition party alleged that the …

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On sedition law, govt says repealing can have adverse impact on India's security
1 year, 6 months ago

On sedition law, govt says repealing can have adverse impact on India's security

Hindustan Times  

The Law Commission of India has recommended the retention of the 153-year-old colonial law on sedition in India, emphasising that “repealing the legal provision can have serious adverse ramifications for the security and integrity of the country.” Instead, the Commission favoured amending Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code or IPC “so as to bring about more clarity in the …

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Law Commission backs sedition law, says 'India's ground reality different'
1 year, 6 months ago

Law Commission backs sedition law, says 'India's ground reality different'

India Today  

The Law Commission of India headed by Retd Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi in its report said that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, dealing with the law on sedition should be retained with some amendments regarding circumstances under which it should be be used. In its report which was submitted to the law ministry, the commission said that certain …

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

Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law

The Hindu  

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 Wednesday 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 last year …

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Winter Session of Parliament from December 7 to 29: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi
2 years, 1 month ago

Winter Session of Parliament from December 7 to 29: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi

India TV News  

Winter Session 2022: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday announced the schedule for the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament. In a tweet, he said, "Winter Session 2022 of Parliament will commence from 7 December & continue till 29th December having 17 sittings spread over 23 days. Modi government on November 1 informed Supreme Court that it may bring …

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Order putting sedition law on hold to continue; SC grants time to Centre
2 years, 1 month ago

Order putting sedition law on hold to continue; SC grants time to Centre

The Hindu  

An interim order putting on hold the contentious sedition law and the consequential registration of FIRs will continue as the Supreme Court granted additional time to the Centre on Monday to take "appropriate steps" with regard to the reviewing of the colonial-era provision. A bench of Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi …

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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, …

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Next month, the SC will hear pleas challenging the sedition law, and the hopes of thousands rest on the verdict
2 years, 5 months ago

Next month, the SC will hear pleas challenging the sedition law, and the hopes of thousands rest on the verdict

The Hindu  

A Facebook post changed Kishorechandra Wangkhemcha’s life, forever. In its interim order in May, the SC said the sedition law was “not in tune with the current social milieu and was intended for a time when this country was under a colonial regime.” There is mounting evidence of its misuse, especially under the Narendra Modi government. “The Manipur government would …

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In abeyance of Section 124A, a provisional relief
2 years, 7 months ago

In abeyance of Section 124A, a provisional relief

The Hindu  

In a brief order delivered in S.G. Vombatkere vs Union of India, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India effectively suspended the operation of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code. Now, through an order on May 11, the Court has directed governments, both at the level of the Union and the States, to keep “all pending trials, …

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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. …

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What does sedition law have to do with Pasoori?
2 years, 7 months ago

What does sedition law have to do with Pasoori?

Deccan Chronicle  

Samjho ki sedition law gaya! No matter what squeaky noises are made by India’s law minister, the articulate and cute Kiren Rijuju, about some vaguely defined “lakshman rekha”, as of now, the citizens of India have won a major victory, thanks to the learned and wise Supreme Court judges who have installed an unambiguous protective apparatus, pending the Centre’s review. …

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Is This the Beginning of the End of Sedition Law in India?
2 years, 7 months ago

Is This the Beginning of the End of Sedition Law in India?

News 18  

Probably, in a first in independent India’s history, a criminal law has been put on hold by the apex court when the central government decided to review its provision. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana held in its order that “Union of India agrees with the prima facie opinion expressed by this court that the …

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TMS Ep171: Gig worker shortage, EV policy, markets, sedition law
2 years, 7 months ago

TMS Ep171: Gig worker shortage, EV policy, markets, sedition law

Business Standard  

Is it the summer heat, steep fuel prices, food inflation or something else? And how it may affect the food delivery and quick commerce firms?After the gig platforms, let us move on to another fledgling but fast growing industry. So is India’s EV policy enough to turn it into a global EV and battery-manufacturing hub like China?A little policy rejig …

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