Q. In context of Section 124A, what did the Supreme Court hold in the Kedar Nath Singh case?

धारा 124ए के संदर्भ में, केदार नाथ सिंह मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने क्या कहा?

A
Sedition law is unconstitutional
राजद्रोह कानून असंवैधानिक है
B
Only acts involving incitement to violence or public disorder fall under sedition
केवल हिंसा भड़काने या सार्वजनिक अव्यवस्था से जुड़े कार्य ही राजद्रोह के अंतर्गत आते हैं
C
Criticism of government is always sedition
सरकार की आलोचना हमेशा देशद्रोह होती है
D
Peaceful protest is sedition
शांतिपूर्ण विरोध देशद्रोह है

Explanation

In Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar (1962), the Supreme Court upheld Section 124A but limited its application:
🔹 Only acts inciting violence or disturbing public order qualify as sedition.
🔹 Peaceful dissent is not sedition.

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