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Mukesh Ranjan
New Delhi, July 18
At a time when the Supreme Court has raised questions about Section 124 (A) of the IPC, which deals with the offence of sedition, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data reveal that 326 such cases were registered in the country between 2014 and 2019 with only six convictions.
Last week, the SC observed that Section 124 (A) of the IPC had been enormously misused and asked the Centre why it was not repealing the provision used by the British to “silence” people like Mahatma Gandhi to suppress the freedom movement. The court said its main concern was the “misuse of law” leading to the rise in the number of cases.