BREAKING | New Sedition Law-Section 152 BNS | “Act in Accordance With the Law”: Supreme Court Again Shields The Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan From Assam Police

The Supreme Court Today (Aug 22) again stopped Assam Police from taking any coercive steps against The Wire’s founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan in a sedition case. The Bench has adjourned the matter to September 15 while assuring legal protection.

BREAKING | New Sedition Law-Section 152 BNS | “No Coercive Action Until Truth Is Heard”: Supreme Court Shields The Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan

The Supreme Court Today (Aug 12) ordered no coercive action against The Wire Editor Siddharth Varadarajan in an Assam FIR under BNS Section 152 and issued notice to the Centre and Assam.