SEDITION LAW IN INDIA

Abstract Sedition is defined as the illegal acts done of inciting people against the Government in power. Sedition is any act or speech which incites anybody to form of anti-national views against a Government or is probable to disrupt the public peace or harmony of the state. The punishment for seditious offences is harsh with minimum seven years of imprisonment which may extend to life imprisonment. It is a cognizable, non- bailable and non-compoundable offence triable by the Court of Sessions. Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code tells that the prosecution must prove to the hilt that the intention of the accused is to bring into hatred or contempt or excite any form of anti-national views towards the Government of India or Government of the State in India. Sedition is a permissible restriction under Article 19 (2) of the Indian Constitution which states that a reasonable restriction may be imposed by the government