Bangladesh Court denies bail to former ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari
Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area of Dhaka in connection with a sedition case, among other charges.
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Punjab and Haryana HC grants bail to Indian Army Sepoy accused of leaking secret information to Pakistan
The Court noted that apart from one WhatsApp message, which was not incriminating, nothing else was found from the raid at the petitioner house. Still the petitioner has been behind bars for a substantial period of more than 2½ years.
Delhi High Court grants bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam in Sedition and UAPA Case
Sharjeel Imam would, however, continue to remain in custody due to his alleged involvement in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.
Former Law Commission Chairperson, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, takes oath as the new Judicial Member of Lokpal
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi was functioning as the Chairperson of Law Commission of India and resigned from this post on 26-03-2024 after a tenure of 17 months.
Manipur Violence and Sedition | Lawyer booked for accompanying fact-finding team; Supreme Court protects against arrest
As per reports, some of the incidents of violence in Manipur were stated to be ‘State sponsored’ by the NIFW team, whose findings were also made public in the form of a press release.
Law Commission recommends retaining of Sedition Law in IPC with increased punishment
The Commission also recommended that the scheme of punishment provided under Section 124-A should be amended to ensure that it is brought in parity with the other offences under Chapter VI of the IPC.
[CAA-NRC Protest] Delhi Court denies bail to Saleem Malik due to sufficient incriminating material against him in North-East Delhi Riot case
Karkardooma Court, Delhi: In a bail application moved on behalf of applicant/accused Saleem Malik @ Munna under Section 437 Code
Delhi Court grants bail to JNU student Sharjeel Imam charged for sedition during Anti CAA protests
Saket Court, Delhi: In an application filed seeking bail for Sharjeel Imam, (‘bail-applicant’) who is a JNU student alleged for
[UAPA] Gauhati High Court | Facebook post “only an expression of her feelings”, does not mention ULFA-I; College Student gets bail
Gauhati High Court: The single Bench of Ajit Borthakur, J., has under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, granted bail
Supreme Court May 2022 Roundup: Sedition Law; Forcible vaccination; Shivling in Gyanvapi Mosque; Navjot Singh Sidhu’s imprisonment; Shared Household and more
Unmissable Stories Sedition Law under scanner| All pending cases to be kept in abeyance; Centre/States urged not to register fresh cases till
Can an act of dissent be labeled as sedition? P&H HC analyses
“Laws like sedition, need narrower and stricter interpretation and acts charged of should reflect something more than expressing discontent against State.”
Sedition Law under scanner| All pending cases to be kept in abeyance; Centre/States urged not to register fresh cases till Section 124A is reviewed: SC
Supreme Court: In the petitions challenging the Constitutionality of Section 124A of the Penal Code 1860 dealing with the offence of Sedition,
Unity of India is not made of bamboo reeds which will bend to the passing winds of empty slogans; foundations of our nation are more enduring: All HC while granting bail to Kashmiri Students
Allahabad High Court: Expressing that Students travelling freely to different parts of the country in the quest for knowledge is the true
865 Judgments, 4 Sitting Women Judges and A Hope For First Woman CJI| An All-inclusive Supreme Court 2021 Roundup
Year 2021! The year that started with the hope of the COVID-19 Pandemic nearing an end with countries starting vaccination, ended up
Law of Sedition in India and Freedom of Expression
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Gau HC | Is using of National Flag as a table cloth Sedition? HC grants bail to the woman accused of willfully dishonouring the National Flag
Gauhati High Court: Manish Choudhury, J., granted bail to the woman charged with sedition for using National Flag as a table cloth.
Explained: Why no case of sedition was made out against journalist Vinod Dua?
“… a citizen has a right to criticize or comment upon the measures undertaken by the Government and its functionaries … “
Gau HC | “Prima facie her personal views”; HC grants bail to the writer charged with sedition for her facebook post on maoist attack in Chattisgarh
Gauhati High Court: The Bench of Ajit Borthakur, J., granted bail to the renowned Assamese writer, Sikha Sarma in connection with sedition
Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of Section 124A IPC. Read why it came into force and why 5-judge bench in Kedar Nath Singh verdict found it constitutional
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, Indira Banerjee and KM Joseph, JJ has issued notice in a plea seeking declaration
Farooq Abdullah’s Article 370 comment| ‘Dissent from Govt’s decision cannot be said to be seditious’; SC junks “publicity interest litigation”; imposes heavy costs
“This is clearly a case of publicity interest litigation for the petitioners only to get their names in press.”