The Thin Line Between Free Speech And Sedition
- IJLLR Journal
- Sep 13, 2023
- 1 min read
Advityaa Makkar, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University
ABSTRACT
On May 11, 2022, the Supreme Court in the case of S.G. Vombatkere v. Union of India, stayed all pending trials, appeals and proceedings with regard to the now infamous provision of Sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, while testing it on the touchstone of its constitutionality. Now, it is anticipated that with the arrival of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 which is slated to replace the existing law of our colonial master, the law of Sedition shall change for the better. On this historic event, this paper seeks to explore the sedition law of the past, tracing its origins from being used as a tool to suppress the dissent of our freedom fighters to its discussion in the Constituent Assembly and finally, the nature and implications of its proposed changes.
