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Last Updated: Jul 18, 2021, 09:53 AM IST
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There is little doubt that the law of sedition, as it stands, is an invitation for State repression. The language of the Section (124A of IPC) is extremely broad, punishing “disaffection” or “hatred” of the government.
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Earlier this week, in the course of oral arguments at the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of India questioned the continuing utility of the law of sedition. These observations came during the hearing of a constitutional challenge to the law. They have, therefore, raised hopes that sedition, first inserted into the Indian Penal Code in 1870 by the colonial government, and used uninterruptedly for the last 150 years to persecute dissidents, whatever their hue, might eventually be struck down by the court.
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