The Supreme Court has put a stay on the sedition law, new cases will not be registered even after reconsideration

The Supreme Court has banned the use of the sedition law. The court has said that no new case should be registered under the sedition law i.e. 124A till the reconsideration. The Center will issue a directory to the states in this regard.  The court has said that the status quo should be maintained on those pending cases.At the same time, the court has said that those who are facing trial on charges of sedition and are in jail on the same charges, they can apply for bail in the appropriate courts.  Now this matter will be heard in the third week of July.

The hearing on the matter challenging the constitutional validity of the Sedition Law was held in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.  During this, representing the central government, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court that we have prepared a draft of the instructions to be issued to the state governments.  According to him, there will be a clear instruction to the state governments that without the approval of the District Police Captain ie SP or higher level officer, FIR will not be registered under the sections of sedition.  With this argument, the Solicitor General told the court that at present this law should not be stayed.

The Solicitor General also told the court that the police officer would give sufficient reasons in support of registering the FIR under the provisions of sedition.  He said that an alternative remedy is possible till the law is reconsidered.

On the matter of data, the Solicitor General said that this is a bailable section, now it is difficult to analyze or assess the seriousness of all pending cases.  So how can the court stay the definition of crime in such a situation?  That would not be appropriate.

While arguing on behalf of the petitioners, advocate Kapil Sibal had demanded from the court that there is a need to stop the sedition law immediately

The law is being misused

After hearing all these arguments, the court has banned the use of sedition law.  The court said that protecting the rights of citizens is paramount.  This law is being misused.  The Attorney General has also clearly confirmed this in his opinion.  The court said that those who are facing trial on charges of sedition and are imprisoned on the same charges can file an application for bail in the appropriate courts.  Because the central government has asked for a reconsideration of this law, the court has said that until the reconsideration is not done, there will be no case under this law.  Also, no action will be taken in pending cases.

Let us tell you that right now a three-judge bench is hearing the legality of the sedition law.  This bench consists of Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli.

In this case, the Center had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying that the government has decided to reconsider and re-examine the sedition law.  Will consider it again. Therefore, do not hear this matter till its validity is reviewed. But the court has not accepted this side of the Center and has stayed the law.