[BREAKING] Sedition challenge: Central government tells Supreme Court it will re-examine Section 124A

The government said that in tune with PM Narendra Modi's vision to shed colonial baggage at a time when the country is marking Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the government has decided to reconsider various colonial laws.

Supreme court, Sedition

Debayan Roy

In a significant development, the Central government told the Supreme Court on Monday that it has decided to re-examine and reconsider Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which criminalises the offence of Sedition [SG Vombatkere vs Union of India].

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[BREAKING] Sedition challenge: Central government tells Supreme Court it will re-examine Section 124A

Debayan Roy

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