{"id":85477,"date":"2021-02-24T11:49:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T06:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=85477"},"modified":"2021-02-27T17:14:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T11:44:21","slug":"why-sedition-law-needs-a-relook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/why-sedition-law-needs-a-relook\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Sedition law needs a relook?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Synopsis: <\/b>Recent charges of sedition against individuals have brought back focus to seditions law<\/a>. The oppression of dissenters is more dangerous for society. It creates more division in society compared to seditious acts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

In Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar (1962), the Supreme Court defended the constitutional validity of sedition. It noted that it is a reasonable restriction on free speech as provided in Article 19(2) of the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n

The court also made clear that an individual has the right to speak or write anything about the government. However, it should not result in inciting people to violence against the government.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why does the sedition law need a relook?<\/b><\/p>\n

In the Aseem Trivedi case, the Bombay High Court issued guidelines which the police must follow in a sedition case. <\/span>These guidelines include an objective evaluation of the seditious material. <\/b>By that police must form an opinion on whether the words and actions caused disaffection and disloyalty to the government. However, the law needs a relook due to the following reasons:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n