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In which one of the following cases, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court had made it clear that…

Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar is the Constitution Bench authority. It upheld section 124A through a restricted interpretation tying criminality to incitement to…

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In which one of the following cases, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court had made it clear that allegedly seditious speech and expression may be punished only if the speech is an 'incitement' to 'violence', or 'public disorder.'?

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Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar is the Constitution Bench authority. It upheld section 124A through a restricted interpretation tying criminality to incitement to violence or an intention or tendency to create public disorder. Mere strong criticism of government was therefore distinguished from the conduct that fell within that construction of sedition.

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