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VOL. 8, ISSUE 2 (2022)
Reviewing sedition law in contemporary India: An analysis
Authors
Rishabh Singh
Abstract
Being largest Democracy in world India is an example for protection of its citizen rights while embracing freedom of speech and expression. In India, Sedition Law is always being a matter of debate on its existence and relevance, many social rights activists demand for total scrapping of Section 124A (Sedition) of IPC. Sedition law has long back history in India when India was under colonial power and the sedition law was introduced by British Government to suppress rebellious acts against government. From Bal Gangadhar Tilak to Mahatma Gandhi no freedom leader was left without charges of sedition on them. This article is an effort to analysis the sedition law in contemporary India. The article is divided into two parts, the first part deal with the history and definition of sedition law and in the second part debates on the sedition law with important judicial reference has been discussed.
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Pages:85-87
How to cite this article:
Rishabh Singh "Reviewing sedition law in contemporary India: An analysis". International Journal of Law, Vol 8, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 85-87
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