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SC To Hear Challenge To BNS Sedition LawNation
SC To Hear Challenge To BNS Sedition Law

The petitioner argues that Section 152 is merely a “rebranded version” of the sedition law, which the Supreme Court...

8 Aug 2025 11:46 PM IST

DC Edit | SC move for larger bench on sedition law welcomeOpinion
DC Edit | SC move for larger bench on sedition law welcome

The decision of the Supreme Court to get Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), also known as the sedition law,...

14 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST

Supreme Court defers sedition plea hearingNation
Supreme Court defers sedition plea hearing

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a constitution bench of at least five judges a batch of pleas...

13 Sept 2023 12:36 AM IST

SC refers pleas against Sedition law to bench of at least five judgesNation
SC refers pleas against Sedition law to bench of at least five judges

On August 11, the Centre had introduced in the Lok Sabha three bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Indian Evidence...

12 Sept 2023 1:38 PM IST

DC Edit | Its time to scrap sedition law, not make it harsherOpinion
DC Edit | It's time to scrap sedition law, not make it harsher

The Law Commission’s recommendation that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which deals with sedition be...

6 Jun 2023 12:15 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)Nation
SC to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha has listed for hearing as many as 12 petitions

9 Jan 2023 11:07 AM IST

Actually, so ludicrous is this charge of sedition that it brings the police themselves and the concerned governments into ridicule. (Representational image)Opinion
DC EDIT | Stop abusing penal code

A large number of people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh under these sections for taking out protests against the...

8 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

Based on a complaint from one of the victims, police registered a case and arrested Bhanumurthy. Representational image/DCOpinion
Aakar Patel | Sedition not the only law that should go. There are many...

Once it dawns on the judiciary that some laws are out of place in a 21st century democracy, then problematic laws will...

17 May 2022 1:51 AM IST

Pasoori , sung by a 37-year-old Pakistani musician named Ali Sethi, is being talked about as a delightfully subversive performer, since the song is more a metaphor for India and Pakistan tensions than a love song. (Twitter)Opinion
Shobhaa De | What does sedition law have to do with Pasoori?

The song is more a metaphor for India and Pakistan tensions than a love song

13 May 2022 11:55 PM IST

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu. (ANI Photo)Nation
Naidu welcomes SC order on sedition law

TD chief said the SC order came as a huge relief at a time when some governments were using the sedition law to target...

13 May 2022 1:57 AM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)Nation
SC to government: Put sedition law on hold till review

Expressing concern at the misuse of the sedition law, the CJI said, there are concerns. Cases are pending… the law is...

10 May 2022 4:58 PM IST

The Supreme Court of India. (ANI File Photo)Nation
Will re-examine sedition law: Centre to Supreme Court

The Centre’s latest position is in sharp contrast with the stance it took in its response filed on Saturday

10 May 2022 6:45 AM IST

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