Criticizing Govt? Sedition/Defamation cases cannot be slapped: SC

ProMASS News Bureau: Sep 06, 2016: The Supreme Court has said, sedition or defamation cases cannot be slapped on anyone criticizing the government. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit said, someone making a statement to criticize the government does not invoke an offence under sedition or defamation law. The bench made it clear that invoking of section 124(A) of IPC (sedition) requires certain guidelines to be followed as per the earlier judgment of the apex court. The observation came yesterday as Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for an NGO, said sedition was a serious offence and the law on it was being grossly misused for stifling dissent.