467:"The existence of these obsolete offences in this country had been used by other countries as justification for the retention of similar laws which have been actively used to suppress political dissent and restrict press freedom. Abolishing these offences will allow the UK to take a lead in challenging similar laws in other countries, where they are used to suppress free speech.”
293:, who presided over Tilak's case, widened the understanding of Section 124A. Under Strachey's definition, the attempt to excite "feelings of enmity" against the government was also a form of sedition. Tilak was found guilty by the jury and sentenced to 18 months of rigorous imprisonment. Tilak again faced charges against sedition for two
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Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the
Government established by law in India, shall be punished with imprisonment for life,
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drew attention to the fact that the rate of conviction under sedition is very low and that this law has been misused by the executive powers. Some critics of the law further elaborate on this point by claiming that the purpose of this law is not to convict the charged, but to harass and to silence
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Whoever by words, either spoken or intended to be read, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, excites, or attempts to excite, feelings of disaffection to the
Government established by law in British India, shall be punished with transportation for life or for any term, to which
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Stephen's version of 1870 was amended to a large extent through the IPC Amendment Act of 1898. The current section stands very much similar to the 1898 section; however minor alterations were made at various points in India's colonial and post-colonial history—in 1937, 1948, 1950, and by Part B
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Such a disapprobation of the measures of the
Government as is compatible with a disposition to render obedience to the lawful authority of the Government, and to support the lawful authority, of the Government, against unlawful attempts to subvert or resist that authority, is not disaffection.
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introduces the criminal law into the parliament and said sedition has been turned into treason. As per the proposed laws, the criticising government is fully permissible. Any activity will be considered treason only if it is intended against the integrity, sovereignty, and unity of the nation.
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heard by the
Allahabad High Court declared the sedition law void. The Punjab high court had also struck down the law. A Supreme Court judgment in 1962 brought back sedition into the Constitution, interpreting the section to say that it only applies if there is "incitement to violence".
489:“We have noticed, with dismay, a growing trend in India in recent times where both central and state governments have routinely slapped sedition charges on journalists for articles, tweets, Facebook posts that criticise government policies…In January 2021, IWPC founder member
250:. The Act was described as "forced Europeanisation" and a gag on Hindus, who were described as legally incapable and prevented from rebelling against the Act. The authorities put forth a claim that Bose had incited rebellion; in his instructions to the jury, the Chief Justice
289:. This turned into an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of Shivaji's coronation. Three years later, Tilak published reports of this celebration, as "Shivaji's Utterances"; this essay doubled as an attack on the colonial government. Justice
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suspended the colonial-era law. The court said that the law has been misused by governments to quash dissent and that it was not in tune with the times. Due to this, hundreds of people who were jailed under the law have become eligible for
134:.—Comments expressing disapprobation of the measures of the Government to obtain their alteration by lawful means, without exciting or attempting to excite hatred, contempt, or disaffection, do not constitute an offence under this section.
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explained the meaning of "disaffection" as "a feeling contrary to affection, in other words, dislike or hatred" and linked it with disobedience towards the government. Bose was nevertheless released on bail, and the case was dropped.
302:. Despite the verdict, this trial, according to historian Mithi Mukherjee, "marked a fundamental discursive rupture in the history of empire and paved the way for mass anticolonial movements under the leadership of Gandhi. In 1922,
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articles, titled "The
Country's Misfortune" (12 May 1908) and "These Remedies Are Not Lasting" (9 June 1908). Once again Tilak was found guilty under the newly drafted section 124A, and sentenced to six years of imprisonment in
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and that it has no place in a modern democracy. Critics further point out that the law was introduced by the colonial government in India to curtail dissent and that
Britain has since abolished this law in 2009. The then
316:'s imprisonment under the sedition section. While appearing in court, Gandhi referred to Section 124A as the "prince among the political sections of the Indian Penal Code designed to suppress the liberty of the citizen".
140:.—Comments expressing disapprobation of the administrative or other action of the Government without exciting or attempting to excite hatred, contempt, or disaffection, do not constitute an offence under this section.
1161:"Disha Ravi, an environmental activist from Bengaluru, arrested by Delhi police and charged with sedition for 'formulation and dissemination' of a toolkit to aid protesting farmers which was shared by Greta Thunberg"
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was now permissible. In 1962 the
Supreme Court of India interpreted the section to apply only if there is, say, "incitement to violence" or "overthrowing a democratically elected government through violent means".
36:. Section 124A forms part of Chapter VI of the Code which deals with offences against the state. Chapter VI comprises sections from 121 to 130, wherein sections 121A and 124A were introduced in 1870. The then
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is historically famous. Tilak, a lawyer by training, was also politically active in support of independence. He established and published two dailies—
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1462:"Journalists' Bodies Slam Sedition FIRs Against Editors, Reporters for Farmers' Rally Coverage"
1236:"Is India made of porcelain? Question CJI Ramana should ask Modi govt at next sedition hearing"
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and some other journalists were booked for sedition for tweets relating to farmers’ protest.”
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Sedition was made cognizable for the first time during the tenure of Indira Gandhi via the
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The first known registered case under the section was in
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citing re-examination. In December 2023, Home Minister
32:. The Indian Penal Code was enacted in 1860, under the
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856:"India's Top Court Suspends Colonial-Era Sedition Law"
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tendency to actually cause violence or disorder....""
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1086:"To repeal or not: Nehruvian dilemma on sedition law"
1649:"Don't let sedition law make a mockery of democracy"
484:. The Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) also has said:
1519:"India's Absurd Sedition Law – And What It Enables"
723:. Universal Law Publishing. pp. 220, 226–227.
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1705:The Indian Express
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1440:The Times of India
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