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"The controversy over this law ... it is a colonial law, it had to suppress the struggle for freedom, the same law was used by the British to silence Mahatma Gandhi, Tilak etc., said the Chief Justice NV Ramana. Section 124A was made as a draconian law because of the wide interpretation of this section and the punishments. In 2021, a step towards the re-examination of sedition law was taken by the Supreme Court through three decisions. The first step is through M/s Aamoda Broadcasting Company Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors on 31st May 2021 where the Supreme Court noted that the limits of the Indian sedition law need to be defined. The second step is through Vinod Dua v. Union of India, on 3rd June 2021 where the Supreme Court quashed an FIR lodged against veteran journalist Vinod Dua for posting alleged comments in YouTube against Prime Minister placing reliance on the Kedar Nath case. The third step in Kishorechandra Wangkhemcha and Anr v. The Union of India, on 7th July 2021 the Supreme Court accepted to re-examine the Constitutionality of Indian sedition law. This paper mainly focuses on analysing the Indian sedition law in a crucial manner and also on creating awareness on the violation of fundamental rights. |
