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Supreme Court issues notice to Madhya Pradesh in SIMI ex-chief Safdar Nago
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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
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Pak: Mahrang Baloch booked in terrorism case days after being 'barred' fro
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The FIR was filed under Section 7 (punishment for acts of terrorism) of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997, additionally with sections 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offence committed in prosecution of a common object), 124-A (s
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Amnesty condemns sedition verdict as blow to free speech in Hong Kong
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a ruling, two former editors of the now-defunct Stand News, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, along with the media outlet's parent company, were convicted of conspiring to publish "seditious" content, marking a chilling blow to press freedom in Hong Kong after China implemented National Se
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"Congress always enjoyed using sedition law...": Union Home Minister Amit
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that whenever Congress was in power, it always enjoyed using sedition law against those who criticised them but whenever they were in opposition, they demanded the repeal of the said act on the pretext of it being a colonial law.
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SC to hear in January 2024 plea challenging sedition law
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises the offence of sedition.
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Challenge to sedition law referred to larger bench by SC
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra declined the Centre’s request to defer examining the validity of the sedition law as the new Bill (Bharathiya Nyaya Samhita) is pending consideration before a standing committee of Parliament.
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Sedition to be repealed in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in Lok Sabha and said that the new bill to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will repeal the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the IPC.
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Sedition law is need of hour, required for integrity of country: Law Commi
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Sedition law is very much needed. We have thoroughly examined the issue of the usage of sedition law. We have submitted our report to the government. We have said that it is very much required in the present situation of the country for integrity and unity," Justice Awasthi said while ta
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"Will hold consultations...report not binding": Union Law Minister Arjun R
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that the government will hold consultations with all stakeholders before a final call on sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code).
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"Nothing wrong" with retention of Sedition Law: Senior Advocate Aman Lekh
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Backing for the continuance of Sedition law in the system, the Law Commission of India has said that the Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) needs to be retained due to the "internal security threats" and to prevent offences against the state, however, certain amendments may be intro
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Law Commission backs Sedition law, says 'colonial-era' provision not valid
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Social media has a 'proliferating' role in propagating radicalisation against India and bringing the Government into hatred, many a time at the "initiation and facilitation of foreign powers". This all the more requires that Section 124A be in place," the Law Commission stated.
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Government initiated process of re-examining sedition law: Centre to Supre
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has initiated process of re-examining Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises the offence of sedition. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala took into note the submissions of
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