Sedition Law Explained - All About Sec 124 A of the IPC and how it is being perceived to be misused.

In this video, we will talk about Sedition Law in India. Sedition is defined in Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code. The general meaning of sedition is nothing but defamation. However, in law, it envisages all those acts which disturb the tranquillity of the State and lead to people believing in opposition to the Government. It is a crime against the society at large, and not just one individual, as in defamation.
The offense was initially omitted from Macaulay’s Draft Penal Code, 1837. However, after the enactment of the IPC in 1870, the then government realized that it was important to bring a sanction for activists fighting for independence. So Section 124A was added to the IPC through the Amendment Act of 1970.
Centre's big shift in Supreme Court after PM Modi's instructions on sedition law. In an affidavit, the Union govt has agreed to re-consider the controversial British-era sedition law. Modi govt has appealed SC to not further proceed the case as it will review the law. Hearing on whether larger bench must consider pleas against sedition law is scheduled to happen in Jul . Every aspect on the law explained in this topic.

As the Supreme Court mulls over whether sedition law should stay in the books or not, Know what the law says and why it is often accused of being misused.

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