Sedition

Question 1

Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code deals with the offense of _____.

Answer 1

sedition

Question 2

Section 124A was inserted in _______by an amendment introduced by Sir James Stephen when it felt the need for a specific section to deal with the offence

Answer 2

1870

Question 3

Section 124A IPC:

Answer 3

defines sedition as an offence committed when “any person by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by law in India”.

Question 4

Punishment for the Offence of Sedition

Answer 4

It is a non-bailable offence. Punishment under Section 124A ranges from imprisonment up to three years to a life term, to which a fine may be added.

Question 5

in ____________, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India effectively suspended the operation of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Answer 5

S.G. Vombatkere vs Union of India