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Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises sedition should be stayed by the Supreme Court if the top court decides to refer the case relating to its validity to a Constitution Bench of five or more judges, the petitioners in the case have told the apex court [SG Vombatkere vs Union of India].
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