LAW OF SEDITION

AUTHOR – NIHAL JAISWAL, STUDENT AT ADAMAS UNIVERSITY BARASAT WEST BENGAL

BEST CITATION – NIHAL JAISWAL, LAW OF SEDITION, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (1) OF 2024, PG. 148-150, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

INTRODUCTION

Every citizen has been given freedom to speak and express their views under Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. However, this freedom is not absolute and some reasonable restrictions have been imposed on freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(2). But when a person does an act by his words, signs or representation which is held to be contemptuous towards the Government, then such act is punishable under section 124-A of Indian Penal Code, 1860. Sedition is an offence that criminalizes speech that is regarded to be disloyal to or threatening to the state. The provision of Section 124A is very wide and it covers the act of defamation of the Government excluding any criticism in good faith of any particular measures or acts of administration.