Amulya Leona to Azamgarh, sedition law used without questions, Supreme Court guidelines ignored

 

February 23, 2020

Amulya Leona to Azamgarh, sedition law used without questions, Supreme Court guidelines ignored

In its judgments, the Supreme Court has underlined that while ordering arrest of the accused, a magistrate must satisfy herself that the arrest is justified, and that prima facie the FIR has the ingredients that make the offence of sedition.

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/amulya-leona-to-azamgarh-sedition-law-used-without-questions-sc-guidelines-ignored-6281887/

Written by Apurva Vishwanath | New Delhi | Updated: February 23, 2020 12:19:26 pm