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Sedition law: It is time India discontinues the mistakes of its former colonial mastersThe pendency of filed cases languishing in courts has grown from 72% in different states in 2016 to 82% in 2020. The margin of error in the...- 326 sedition cases filed in 2014-19; only 6 convictedAccording to the Union Home Ministry data, a total of 326 cases were registered under the sedition law -- the highest, 54, in Assam -- betw...
- Centre agrees to reconsider sedition law, here's all that you need to knowThe apex court has been hearing a bunch of petitions against sedition law which has attracted a lot of attention over its alleged misuse by...
- Untool this hammer from the IPC kitIn 2014, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) began keeping separate records on sedition cases. It shows an annual increase in cases re...
- Strike down sedition law, offensive parts of UAPA, retired Justice Rohinton Nariman urges SCJustice Nariman has said that it is "important for the court" to strike down Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which c...
- 326 sedition cases filed in India between 2014-19; only 6 convictionsSC last week observed that Section 124 (A) of the IPC -- offence of sedition -- has been enormously misused and asked the Centre why it was...
- Misuse of sedition laws breaches functioning of institutions, says Chief JusticeIn his short summary during Thursday's hearing, the CJI gave many reasons why the sedition law should be repealed. But the AG resisted the ...
- Why you aren't repealing British era sedition law used against Gandhi, SC asks CentreThe sedition law was meant to suppress the freedom movement and was used by the Britishers to silence Mahatma Gandhi and others, the court ...
- Inputs for criminal law reforms sought, panel set up: GovtReplying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said only 96 arrests have been made...
- Congress, govt engage in war of words in Lok Sabha over sedition casesDuring the Question Hour, Congress member from Telangana Anumula Revanth Reddy sought the number of cases registered under the offence of s...
- Cong, govt engage in war of words in Lok Sabha over sedition casesDuring the Question Hour, Congress member from Telangana Anumula Revanth Reddy sought the number of cases registered under the offence of s...
- Arrests under sedition charges rise but conviction falls to 3%Between 2016 and 2019, the number of cases filed under Section 124-A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) increased by 160% while the ...
- Asked Stalin to keep another RS candidate ready, clarifies VaikoDMK lawyer NR Elango had also filed his nominations on Monday morning as a candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu.
- 5 Haryana cops, part of Dera chief's security, dismissed: DGPThe arrested police personnel were in the ranks of sub- inspector, assistant sub-inspector, head constable and constable, officials had ear...
- No sedition laws against critics: Supreme CourtSedition, which entails a life term in jail, could only be invoked if all the guidelines laid down in an earlier ruling were met, a bench o...
- No formal representation for repealing sedition law: GovernmentThe Law Ministry requested the Law Commission to consider undertaking a comprehensive review of criminal laws in the country, he said.
- Binayak Sen granted bail by SC, questions conviction for seditionBinayak Sen was granted bail by SC which observed that no case of sedition was made out against the rights activist who was convicted and s...
- Sedition laws outdated, says MoilyLaw Minister M Veerappa Moily dubbed sedition laws as "outdated" and said he would ask the Law Commission to study the issue.
- Binayak Sen's bail plea rejected by Chhattisgarh HCThe Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen, which the state government ...
- Binayak Sen moves HC against conviction, life sentenceRights activist Binayak Sen has challenged in Chhattisgarh High Court the life sentence given to him by a local court after being convicted...
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