This article, written with Abhinav Gaur and published in the October to December 2023 edition of Nyayapravah, analyses the provisions of the new criminal legislation that address the offence formerly known as sedition.
It asks whether the change represents a true repeal of the colonial offence or a reformulation of it in new language, and considers the safeguards that accompany the new provision.
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