What is Sedition Law?
The IPC section 124A defines sedition as ” Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by sign, or by visible representation or otherwise, brings or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by law in India shall be punished (life imprisonment), to which fine may be added or with imprisonment which may extend to three years, to which penalty may be added, or with fine.
Simply put, it is the use of words or actions targeted to encourage people to be or act against a government. It is a criminal act in which person revolts against established authority in the form of treason or defamation. It includes all the feelings of enmity and disloyalty. It is a non-bailable offense.
Sedition Law (Section 124 A) in India
Sedition law came into the news after the supreme court’s direction for the center and state to keep all the pending trials, appeals, and proceedings related to section 124A of the Indian penal code on hold. The Supreme court directed the central government to reconsider and re-examine the provision. The 152-year-old sedition law is suspended till the government reaches a possible solution for the supreme court’s direction.