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Court Refuses to Take Cognizance in JNU Sedition Case Against Kanhaiya & Others(21.01.2019)
Patiala House Court has questioned Delhi police for filing a charge sheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya.....
Tags : Patiala House Court, JNU Sedition Case, Kanhaiya Kumar
Keep Sedition Law In Abeyance Until Reconsidered: SC(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed to put 152-year-old sedition law under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in abeyance till the Union Government re.....
Tags : Sedition Law, Section 124A, IPC, Indian Penal Code
P&H HC: State to be More Tolerant in Invoking Laws Pertaining to Sedition & Religious Disaffection(04.11.2020)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has made the observation that in a democracy, every citizen has a right to voice his/her opinion freely and criticize the .....
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Gauhati HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Dr. Hiren Gohain and Akhil Gogoi in Sedition Case(14.02.2019)
Gauhati High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Assamese litterateur Hiren Gohain and KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi, against whom the police had registe.....
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Supreme Court Dismisses Advocates' PIL Challenging Sedition Law Under Sec 124A IPC(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a group of advocates challenging the constitutionality of the offence of sedit.....
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UNHCR Notes Charges of Sedition Against Journalists and Activists as Departure from Human Rights(01.03.2021)
United Nations High Commissioner of Rights has stated that the charges of sedition against journalists and activists for reporting or commenting on th.....
Tags : United Nations High Commissioner of Rights, Charges of Sedition Against Journalists and Activists
Delhi Court Grants Bail to Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Ors in 2016 JNU Sedition Case(16.03.2021)
Delhi Court has granted bail to all the accused persons in the 2016 JNU Sedition case involving former JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, U.....
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Gujarat High Court Issues Notice to Government, Police in Hardik Patel Sedition Case(30.10.2015)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice to State Government and city Crime Branch in connection with a plea challenging the case of sedition against Pate.....
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279th Law Commission Report: Law Commission Suggests Retention of Sedition Law with Some Amendments(02.06.2023)
The Law Commission of India, in a significant development, has recommended that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (sedition law) has to be retaine.....
Tags : Law Commission of India, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, sedition law
SC Refers Petitions Challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code to a Larger Bench(12.09.2023)
Supreme Court has referred the petitions challenging sedition law i.e. Section 124A of Indian Penal Code to a bench of at least 5-judges since the pro.....
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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking NIA Probe in JNU Sedition Case(16.02.2016)
Delhi HC has rejected petition seeking NIA probe in JNU sedition case in which anti-India slogans were allegedly raised, saying the plea was premature.....
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Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Ex-UP Governor Dr. Aziz Quereshi(04.10.2021)
Allahabad HC has granted interim protection from arrest to former Governor of UP Dr. Aziz Quereshi in a sedition case registered against him over his .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Dr. Aziz Quereshi, Sedition case
Delhi High Court Rejects Petition against Police Chief Bassi(29.02.2016)
Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking action against Police Chief B.S. Bassi for allegedly “influencing” the probe in the Jawaharlal Nehru .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, B.S. Bassi, Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition case
SC Questions Delhi Police over Presence of Some Unsolicited Persons in Court(12.04.2016)
SC has questioned Delhi Police over presence of some unsolicited persons in black robes in a courtroom where JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar was allege.....
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Guidelines for Registration of Sedition Criminal Cases(06.03.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation petition, which sought guidelines for registration of criminal cases for sedition .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Registration of Sedition Criminal Cases
Supreme Court Quashes Plea Seeking Mechanism to Deal with Alleged Misuse of Sedition Law(09.03.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking framing of a proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of the sedition law by the government.....
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