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CA - 0707

SEDITION -
SECTION 124 A IPC

bench of suspended section 124A is the prince

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Judge the Sc
the operation of section 124 A IPC
among the political sections of IPC
designed suppress the liberty
to
INCIDENTS / EGS
of the citizen
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Gandhiji -

Vinod Dua journalist case

AP news channel case

SEDITION : conduct or speech inciting people to BACKGROUND

rebel against the
govt established by law → brought in by British 1870

Gandhiji Tilak were sent

bailable
→ ,

SECTION 124A cognitable ;

Ipc : non to prison on
charges of sedition
non compoundable offence ; pun is able
with imprisonment with or without fine

ARGUMENTS
FOR AGAINST '
'

→
curb anti national activities →
Sedition law creates chilling effect on

→ prevent disturbance to law q order free speech

few instances of misuse is not a under section 124 A IPC
→ → vague definition '

ground down a law authorities following Kedarnath principle

.

to strike not
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sedition liberal democracies

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→
in → colonial legacy
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argument by Anushka Singh → low conviction rate

SUPREME COURT CASE

+ VES OF SC CASE
→ SG Uombatkere us UOI 2022 case .

→
inline with progressive judgements
→
Sc suspended the operation of → inline with international covenant on
section 124 A IPC .
The direction civil and Political rights
was issued after Union Govt .

→ rights of under traits

filed an affidavit lñat it had
decided to re-examine the law .
CHALLENGE

→
reconsideration entails legislative process
→ Kedarnath Vls state of Bihar , 1962
Sc held that sedition charges
can be imposed only if the speech is
an incitement to violence or public
disorder

LAW COMMISSION
OTHER VIEW
Suggested reconsideration of section 124A Ipc '
→
Republic of Rhetoric book by
'

GLOBAL CASE Abhinav Chandrachud

→
Britain sedition law was repealed
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