Sedition
- India
Maha police book three under sedition over recital of ‘Hum Dekhenge’
The Maharashtra police have filed a sedition case against social activist Pushpa Vira Sathidar and two others for allegedly reciting Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s famous poem ‘Hum Dekhenge,’ at a recent event, claiming…
- Delhi
Delhi Court rejects Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in sedition, UAPA case
A Delhi court on Saturday, February 17, rejected the statutory bail application of student activist Sharjeel Imam, in a case of sedition and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) related to alleged…
- India
701 sedition, 5023 UAPA cases registered in 2018-22: Centre
New Delhi: As many as 701 cases of sedition and offences against the State were registered from 2018 to 2022 and 5,023 cases were lodged under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention)…
- India
SC to hear pleas over constitutionality of sedition law in January
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it will hear the batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the colonial-era penal provision of sedition in January next year. “List the…
- India
SC to hear on Tuesday pleas challenging constitutionality of sedition
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday the batch of pleas challenging the constitutionality of the colonial-era penal provision of sedition. As per the causelist published on the…
- India
Sharjeel Imam moves Delhi court seeking statutory bail in sedition case
New Delhi: Sharjeel Imam, a key figure in a case involving alleged inflammatory speeches made against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), has filed a plea in a Delhi court seeking statutory bail.…
- Bangalore
Abusive words against PM not sedition but derogatory: Karnataka HC
Kalaburgi: In a major decision, the Karnataka High Court on Friday held that abusive words against the Prime Minister can be derogatory and irresponsible, but do not amount to sedition. Sedition charges…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Ex-professor among 151 booked under UAPA, sedition
Hyderabad: Human rights activist and former University of Hyderabad professor, G Haragopal was booked along with 151 others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sedition. UAPA is an offence that…
- India
Making sedition law more ‘draconian’ a message for Oppn leaders: Cong
New Delhi: With the law commission backing the sedition law, the Congress on Friday accused the BJP government of planning to make it more “draconian” and giving a message ahead of the…
- India
Delhi HC adjourns Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in sedition case for May 4
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned, to May 4, the hearing in Jawaharlal Nehru University alumnus Sharjeel Imam’s plea seeking bail in connection with a 2020 communal riots case…
- India
Delhi HC to hear Monday Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in sedition case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in connection with a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition. The case,…
- India
Azaan at DC office: ‘Act of sedition’, says Karnataka BJP MLA Eshwarappa
Shivamogga: BJP MLA and former Karnataka Minister K.S. Eshwarappa on Monday triggered a fresh controversy by calling it an ‘act of sedition’, after a video of a Muslim youth performing ‘Azaan’ at…
- India
SC to hear pleas against sedition law in Jan 2023 after Parliament session
New Delhi: Attorney General R. Venkataramani on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Centre is in the process of reviewing criminal laws during the hearing on a clutch of petitions challenging…
- Bangalore
PFI raids: 14 arrested on sedition charges by Bengaluru police
Bengaluru: As many as 14 people were arrested on charges of sedition following raids by the National Investigation Agency on the offices of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and Social Democratic…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh tops in sedition cases with 29 instances
New Delhi: There has been a decline in sedition cases as per the data released by the National Crime Records Bureau. However, Andhra Pradesh witnessed 29 sedition cases in 2021 despite not…
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