Search Results for Tag : Sedition
Judgments
Hardik Patel’s application against sedition order dismissed(01.10.2015)
The Gujarat High Court turned down Hardik Patel’s application to recall a previous order by which the judge had called for an investigation to determi.....
Tags : Hardik Patel, sedition, accused, mandamus, cognizable
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Allahabad High Court ends sedition proceedings against Arun Jaitley(05.11.2015)
In a strongly worded judgment the Allahabad High Court quashed sedition proceedings against Union Minister Arun Jaitley, terming the Magistrate’s find.....
Tags : Sedition, Arun Jaitley, article, opinion
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Court turns into literature school granting Kanhaiya bail(02.03.2016)
The Delhi High Court hymned a few verses answering the conundrum "why the colour of peace is eluding the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University". It .....
Tags : Kanhaiya kumar, sedition, bail
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News
Karnataka High Court Orders Police Protection to Advocates Representing Kashmiri Students(20.02.2020)
Karnataka High Court has directed Hubli Commissioner of Police to provide police protection to advocates who wish to appear for the Kashmiri students .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Kashmiri Students, Sedition
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Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Posting Pakistan's Flag(08.03.2022)
Allahabad High Court granted bail to a man who has been booked under Section 124-A Indian Penal Code, 1860 for Sedition Charges as he allegedly suppor.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Pakistan Flag, Sedition, Facebook
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Kerala High Court Stays Sedition Proceedings Against Filmmaker Aisha Sultana(09.06.2022)
Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to filmmaker Aisha Sultana by staying the sedition proceedings against her for a period of 3 months.
Tags : Kerala High Court, Sedition
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SC Puts Sedition Law on Hold, Asks Govts Not to Register Cases(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has put the sedition Law on hold, and urged the central and state governments not to file any First Information Reports (FIRs) under Sec.....
Tags : Supreme Court, sedition, Section 124A, Indian Penal Code, 1860
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Keep Sedition Law In Abeyance Until Reconsidered: SC(11.05.2022)
Supreme Court has directed to put 152-year-old sedition law under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in abeyance till the Union Government re.....
Tags : Sedition Law, Section 124A, IPC, Indian Penal Code
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Court Refuses to Take Cognizance in JNU Sedition Case Against Kanhaiya & Others(21.01.2019)
Patiala House Court has questioned Delhi police for filing a charge sheet against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya.....
Tags : Patiala House Court, JNU Sedition Case, Kanhaiya Kumar
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Delhi HC to Trial Court: Consider Sharjeel Imam's Bail Plea Afresh(27.09.2022)
Delhi High Court while permitting Sharjeel Imam to withdraw his application for regular bail, has asked Trial Court to consider his application seekin.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Sharjeel Imam, Sedition, Bail
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P&H HC: State to be More Tolerant in Invoking Laws Pertaining to Sedition & Religious Disaffection(04.11.2020)
Punjab & Haryana High Court has made the observation that in a democracy, every citizen has a right to voice his/her opinion freely and criticize the .....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Sedition & Religious Disaffection
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Sedition Case(30.09.2022)
Delhi Court has granted bail to former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case which accuses him of delivering a ‘provocative speech’ that allege.....
Tags : Delhi Court, Sedition, Bail
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UNHCR Notes Charges of Sedition Against Journalists and Activists as Departure from Human Rights(01.03.2021)
United Nations High Commissioner of Rights has stated that the charges of sedition against journalists and activists for reporting or commenting on th.....
Tags : United Nations High Commissioner of Rights, Charges of Sedition Against Journalists and Activists
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Supreme Court Dismisses Advocates' PIL Challenging Sedition Law Under Sec 124A IPC(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a group of advocates challenging the constitutionality of the offence of sedit.....
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Gauhati HC Grants Anticipatory Bail to Dr. Hiren Gohain and Akhil Gogoi in Sedition Case(14.02.2019)
Gauhati High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Assamese litterateur Hiren Gohain and KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi, against whom the police had registe.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Dr. Hiren Gohain and Akhil Gogoi in Sedition Case
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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Ors in 2016 JNU Sedition Case(16.03.2021)
Delhi Court has granted bail to all the accused persons in the 2016 JNU Sedition case involving former JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, U.....
Tags : Delhi Court, 2016 JNU Sedition Case
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Mere Statement Against Govt. or Military Not Sedition: Kerala HC(19.04.2019)
Kerala High Court has acquitted 5 persons who were convicted by a Special Court of National Investigation Agency in 2016 for allegedly organizing a me.....
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Gujarat High Court Issues Notice to Government, Police in Hardik Patel Sedition Case(30.10.2015)
Gujarat High Court has issued notice to State Government and city Crime Branch in connection with a plea challenging the case of sedition against Pate.....
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279th Law Commission Report: Law Commission Suggests Retention of Sedition Law with Some Amendments(02.06.2023)
The Law Commission of India, in a significant development, has recommended that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (sedition law) has to be retaine.....
Tags : Law Commission of India, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, sedition law
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Chhattisgarh HC Refuses to Quash FIR Against Senior IPS Officer Charged With Sedition(26.07.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a suspended Additional DGP, who has been accused of tarnishing the reputation of the Gover.....
Tags : Chhattisgarh High Court, FIR Against Senior IPS Officer Charged With Sedition
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Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking NIA Probe in JNU Sedition Case(16.02.2016)
Delhi HC has rejected petition seeking NIA probe in JNU sedition case in which anti-India slogans were allegedly raised, saying the plea was premature.....
Tags : Delhi HC, JNU Sedition Case
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SC Refers Petitions Challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code to a Larger Bench(12.09.2023)
Supreme Court has referred the petitions challenging sedition law i.e. Section 124A of Indian Penal Code to a bench of at least 5-judges since the pro.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sedition law, 5 Judge Bench
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Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Ex-UP Governor Dr. Aziz Quereshi(04.10.2021)
Allahabad HC has granted interim protection from arrest to former Governor of UP Dr. Aziz Quereshi in a sedition case registered against him over his .....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Dr. Aziz Quereshi, Sedition case
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DHC Rejects Plea Seeking Issuance of Guidelines to Accelerate Sanctions to Prosecute Sedition Cases(05.12.2019)
Delhi High Court (DHC) has rejected the petition seeking guidelines to be issued to the Delhi Government for granting sanction to prosecute sedition a.....
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SC Questions Delhi Police over Presence of Some Unsolicited Persons in Court(12.04.2016)
SC has questioned Delhi Police over presence of some unsolicited persons in black robes in a courtroom where JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar was allege.....
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Delhi High Court Rejects Petition against Police Chief Bassi(29.02.2016)
Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking action against Police Chief B.S. Bassi for allegedly “influencing” the probe in the Jawaharlal Nehru .....
Tags : Delhi High Court, B.S. Bassi, Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition case
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SC Clarifies, Sedition Charges Can't be Slapped for Criticising Government(06.09.2016)
SC has clarified that sedition charges cannot be brought against a person merely for raising a voice against the government or its policies.
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Guidelines for Registration of Sedition Criminal Cases(06.03.2020)
Supreme Court has refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation petition, which sought guidelines for registration of criminal cases for sedition .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Registration of Sedition Criminal Cases
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Supreme Court Quashes Plea Seeking Mechanism to Deal with Alleged Misuse of Sedition Law(09.03.2020)
Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea seeking framing of a proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of the sedition law by the government.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sedition Law
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