Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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"Sedition (includes mockery of authority/king/monarchy, etc)" |
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1962 |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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Kedar Nath Singh |
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"Kedar Nath Singh vs State Of Bihar, 1962 AIR 955, 1962 SCR Supl. (2) 769 (Supreme Court of India, January 20, 1962) (Overturning sedition conviction)" |
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http://indiankanoon.org/doc/111867/ |
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"Forget the debate, heres why the sedition charge isn't worth the paper on which it is written, By Tarique Anwar, FirstPost.com, Feb. 16, 2016" |
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http://www.firstpost.com/india/jnu-row-forget-the-debate-heres-why-the-sedition-charge-isnt-worth-the-paper-on-which-it-is-written-2627968.html |
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