Sedition: Is there a blanket stay on cases? Takeaways from the Supreme Court order on Section 124A [READ ORDER]

While there is no blanket stay on the operation of the provision itself, the top court has issued directions which could protect persons who have been charged or will be charged in the future for the offence.

Supreme court, Sedition

In an interim order which will have a significant impact, the Supreme Court on Wednesday passed directions curbing the use of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises Sedition.

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Supreme Court of India

Sedition

Section 124A