The lower house of the Indian Parliament passed three criminal laws on Wednesday (Dec 20), namely the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill.

Criminal laws in India: Death penalty for mob-lynching, sedition law to be scrapped - 5 major points

What are the reasons given by the Law Commission for retaining the 'colonial' sedition law, and how does the Commission recommend strengthening it? Vikram Chandra finds out from Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India and former member of the Law Commission. Know more in this interview with the Additional Solicitor General of India, Satyapal Jain.

Should the sedition law be retained? What law commission said?

What are the reasons given by the Law Commission for retaining the 'colonial' sedition law, and how does the Commission recommend strengthening it? Vikram Chandra finds out from Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India and former member of the Law Commission.

The Supreme Court temporarily halted the sedition law's implementation last year. Almost a year later, the Law Commission of India has recommended that the provision be retained with procedural safeguards and enhanced jail term. The provision has been widely criticised for being a tool for curbing dissent.

What are the reasons India's Law Commission gave while recommending a stronger sedition law?

The Centre on Monday told India's Supreme Court that it was in the advanced stages of consultation with regard to reexamining the colonial-era sedition law. Upon this, a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala postponed the hearing of please against the law till the second week of August.

Indian SC defers hearing on pleas against sedition law, govt says re-examining at advanced consultation stage

A Hong Kong man who played a harmonica to a crowd outside the British consulate during Elizabeth II's funeral was arrested for sedition. He was playing British national anthem and "Glory To Hong Kong".

Hong Kong charges harmonica player with sedition law at Queen vigil

The Supreme Court of India has decided to pause its hearing on the sedition law. This will impact hundreds who have been charged under the colonial era relic.

India's Sedition law: Colonial-Era law comes under lens

Putting on hold the sedition law, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the registration of FIRs, ongoing probes and coercive measures on the matter across the country until an "appropriate forum" of the government re-examines the colonial-era penal law.

Indian Supreme Court pauses colonial-era sedition law temporarily

India, the largest democracy in the world has decided to shed some of its colonial baggage-its sedition law which the government has now decided to review before. Here, understand what this law actually means.

India's central government to re-examine and re-consider the validity of Sedition law

The Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the Supreme Court of India that it will be rethinking and re-examining the sedition law. The law was drafted by imperial England to crack down on India's freedom fighters. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: India to re-think sedition law

India to re-examine the relevance of its colonial law- Sedition law

Concerned over the "enormous misuse" of the colonial era penal law on sedition, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre why it was not repealing the provision used by the British to 'silence' people like Mahatma Gandhi and to suppress the freedom movement.

Why aren't you repealing British era sedition law used against Gandhi, SC asks Centre

Hitting out at the Congress for promising to abolish sedition law in its poll manifesto, Union minister Rajnath Singh has said the BJP will make it more stringent.

Will make sedition law more stringent: Rajnath Singh

Senior BJP leader and Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the sedition law will be reviewed for any weaknesses and made more stringent after his party returns to power at the Centre.

Will review sedition law, make it more stringent after coming back to power: Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday slammed Congress for its stand on sedition law as mentioned in party's manifesto and asserted that BJP will make it even more stringent after forming a government for a second term.

BJP will make sedition law even more stringent: Rajnath Singh

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