Allowing the bail petition, Justice Rakesh Kainthla held that merely criticising hostilities between India and Pakistan or expressing a desire for peace cannot be construed as sedition or an offence under the law.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh had issued a notice declaring the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 260 others as fugitives in a sedition case linked to the "Joy Bangla Brigade" platform, as reported by the Dhaka Tribune.
Appearing before a vacation bench, Nagori's counsel submitted that while his client was convicted under several terrorism-related offences, including sedition and has served the respective sentences imposed, his appeal against the sedition charge, which attracted a life sentence, remains
Mahrang Baloch, writing from a Quetta jail, accused the Pakistani state of targeting peaceful Baloch activists through arrests and smear campaigns. She defended her non-violent advocacy, described harassment in Norway, and called for justice and rights for Balochistan's people, stressing tha
Acting on the clear directives of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Assam Police has so far arrested 61 individuals accused of sedition, said an official release on Wednesday.
A Bengaluru-based man, identified as Nawaz, has been arrested for posting a provocative video on social media that called for a bomb attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence.
A court in Chittagong on Monday has shown arrested Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in four murder cases after the Bangladesh High Court granted bail in a sedition charge, lawyers said.
Earlier in the day, the Bangladesh High Court granted bail to spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case. The order was passed by a bench of Justice Md Atoar Rahman and Justice Md Ali Reza.
After a Bangladesh court granted bail to spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case. His advocate, Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee, spoke to ANI and welcomed the move.