Sedition | Courts Can Proceed With Trials/Appeals Involving S.124A IPC If Accused Doesn't Object : Supreme Court Clarifies

Debby Jain

21 May 2026 1:59 PM IST

  • Sedition | Courts Can Proceed With Trials/Appeals Involving S.124A IPC If Accused Doesnt Object : Supreme Court Clarifies

    The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that Courts can proceed with trials or appeals relating to the offence of sedition (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code) if the accused has no objection to it.The Court clarified that its May 2022 order passed in the SG Vombatkere case, which, while keeping the erstwhile sedition law in abeyance, had also stayed all trials and proceedings relating...

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