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    Courts Can Hear Sedition Cases Under Section 124A IPC If Accused Has No Objection: Supreme Court
    Courts Can Hear Sedition Cases Under Section 124A IPC If Accused Has No Objection: Supreme Court
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    Courts Can Hear Sedition Cases Under Section 124A IPC If Accused Has No Objection: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court of India clarified that courts may proceed with sedition cases under Section 124A IPC if the accused raises no objection, while hearing a plea by an accused jailed for 17 years whose appeal remains pending before the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

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    “Parliament Has Absolute Prerogative to Enact Law”: Supreme Court Says Centre’s Undertaking Cannot Bind Legislature in BNS Challenge
    “Parliament Has Absolute Prerogative to Enact Law”: Supreme Court Says Centre’s Undertaking Cannot Bind Legislature in BNS Challenge
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    “Parliament Has Absolute Prerogative to Enact Law”: Supreme Court Says Centre’s Undertaking Cannot Bind Legislature in BNS Challenge

    The Supreme Court ruled that Parliament is not bound by any undertaking given by the Centre before the Court while enacting a law. The remark came during the hearing on challenges to Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the old sedition provision.

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