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The Central government Monday told the Supreme Court that the process to re-examine Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises sedition, is at an advanced stage.

The bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala took note of the submission of Attorney General R Venkataramani, who was representing the Central government.

A host of petitions had alleged that the law has been used 'recklessly' in Pakistan, served as a 'notorious tool for the suppression of dissent,' and also curbed the right to free speech and expression guaranteed by Article 19 of the Pakistani constitution.

A batch of petitions argued that Section 124-A of the Pakistan Penal Code had been recklessly used in the country to stifle dissent.

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, on Friday, said that the judiciary should not overstep its boundaries and enter into executive domain but should leave the task of running the country to the elected representatives.

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on JNU student Sharjeel Imam's appeal against a lower court order denying him interim bail in a sedition case.

A Delhi court on Saturday rejected a plea for interim bail filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case registered against him.

What did the apex court hold in Kedar Nath Singh six decades ago, and what bearing will it have on the future of the provision?

It had extended the interim orders, granting relief to the accused of the offence of sedition. Any affected party was at liberty to approach courts concerned which are requested to examine reliefs sought taking into consideration the present order, the apex court had said. Sharjeel Imam: Delhi High Court to Hear on May 26 JNU Students Interim Bail Plea Based on Supreme Court Order on Sedition.

Imam has argued that after the apex court's order, the case against him "now stands significantly diluted and improves his case for securing bail".