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Challenge to sedition law referred to larger bench by SC
Updated : 2 years, 6 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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Delhi court reserves order on Sharjeel Imam's plea seeking bail in seditio
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Monday reserved an order on the plea of Sharjeel Imam seeking statutory bail on the grounds the period already undergone in a Sedition case. He has been in custody since January 28, 2020.
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Pakistan: Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari gets bail in terror financing c
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
ATC-1 Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain approved Imaan’s bail application with a surety bond of Rs 10,000 (Pakistani currency) and prohibited local authorities from arresting the human rights lawyer in any new cases.
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Court issues notice to Delhi police on plea of Sharjeel Imam seeking bail
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A Delhi court has recently issued notice to Delhi police on a plea of Sharjeel Imam seeking statutory bail in the sedition case registered in 2020. It is said that the proceedings related to offence of Sedition are stayed and maximum punishment in offences under UAPA is seven years. He has b
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Pakistan: Court grants bail to human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari in seditio
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad granted bail to the human rights lawyer and daughter of former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shireen Mazari, Iman Mazari in a sedition case
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Amit Shah introduces three bills in Lok Sabha for revamping criminal laws,
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Three bills of momentous significance aimed at replacing British-era laws with a thrust on “justice instead of punishment” were introduced in Lok Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah on the last day of the monsoon session of Parliament.
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Sedition to be repealed in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023
Updated : 2 years, 7 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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New bill on IPC will completely repeal offence of sedition: Amit Shah in L
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023; The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 and The Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Bill in Lok Sabha and said that the new bill on the Indian Penal Code (IPC)will completely repeal the offence of sedition.&
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Sedition law is need of hour, required for integrity of country: Law Commi
Updated : 2 years, 8 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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Pakistan: Court orders arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shahbaz G
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A case has been lodged against Shahbaz Gill at the Kohsar police station in Islamabad. He has been accused of causing a divide in the state institution. Additional sessions judge Tahir Abbas Sepra took up sedition case against Gill.
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Court defers former Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry's indictment in sedit
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The judge accepted Fawad Chaudhry's exemption plea and directed him to appear before the court on July 4 for indictment.
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Pakistan Police arrest two more journalists on sedition charges
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Two more journalists have been arrested by the Pakistan police on charges of sedition and terrorism related to the May 9 incident, Dawn reported.
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