Can the Sedition Case for Letter to PM on Lynchings Stand Scrutiny? | The Quint

The Supreme Court’s decision in the Kedar Nath Case in 1962 clearly says criticism of the government is not sedition, offence under Section 124A IPC requires incitement to violence or public disorder. With the test made even stricter, it was wrong for court to order FIR against Ramachandra Guha, Aparna Sen and others who wrote it.

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