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Sedition law to be fully repealed in IPC overhaul: Amit Shah in Parliament

The Narendra Modi government today introduced three bills to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the Indian Penal Code…

August 11, 2023 14:57 IST

Law Commission recommends retaining sedition law with key amendments, says repeal can have serious adverse ramifications

The report also dismissed the argument that sedition being a colonial legacy made it a valid ground for its repeal.…

June 2, 2023 16:50 IST

Govt at advanced stage of consultation on re-examining sedition law, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Centre had informed the Supreme Court in May 2022 that it has decided to re-examine and reconsider provisions of…

May 1, 2023 16:18 IST

Anatomy of the scandalous sedition law in India

History has recorded that liberty without restriction has led to abuse. Will the law related to sedition also take successful…

Updated: June 20, 2022 17:12 IST

Sedition law on hold, HC permits Sharjeel Imam to approach trial court for bail

The former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student was slapped with UAPA for allegedly giving inflammatory speeches at Delhi’s Jamia area…

Updated: May 26, 2022 17:27 IST

This has led to many questions, including ones on fresh registration of cases under the Section. The SC rightly nipped it in the bud by ordering that there shall be no further cases registered under the sedition law.

Scrapping sedition law the only solution

The current court order relates only to Section 124A of IPC, but charges are routinely slapped under the entire breadth…

May 14, 2022 04:45 IST

Centre not keen to revoke sedition law, may amend it instead: TMC MP Mahua Moitra

“The government doesn’t like dissent, comedy, free opposition, so obviously it is a great tool as the sedition law allowed…

May 12, 2022 17:53 IST

Relief for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others? Here’s what’s next as Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold

Contrary to the initial euphoria triggered by the Supreme Court’s landmark order, staying all cases and provisions under the colonial-era…

Updated: May 12, 2022 07:29 IST

Sedition law verdict: Top takeaways from Supreme Court’s historic order that put sedition law on hold

On the future course of action for any person or persons against whom a sedition law is slapped in the…

Updated: May 11, 2022 14:19 IST

Can sedition law be put in abeyance till it is re-examined? Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response by tomorrow

Earlier, the apex ourt expressed its concern about pending cases while pointing out the possible abuse of the sedition law…

Updated: May 10, 2022 16:28 IST

The government argued that Kedar Nath Singh “must be treated as a binding precedent” that has withstood the test of time. It had also stated that the instances of abuse of the sedition law did not justify any review of the judgment.

U-turn on sedition law: Govt’s decision to dilute its earlier tough stand is a welcome surprise

While what prompted the U-turn is not clear as yet, it is a sensible move, given the gross misuse of…

May 10, 2022 04:30 IST

Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC rejects default bail plea of accused Varavara Rao and others

In the present plea filed through advocate R Satyanarayanan, Rao and others submitted that if the factual error was not…

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