Political Science · Indian Polity
Which of these statutes or provisions were struck down or read down by the Supreme Court in the recent past?
- 1. Section 66A of the IT Act, 2000
- 2. Section 125 of the Indian Penal Code
- 3. Section 498 of the Indian Penal Code
- 4. Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (sedition)
A1 and 3
B1 and 4 ✓ Correct
C2 and 3
D1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct answer: (B) 1 and 4 — Items 1 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1 and 4.
Explanation
★Items 1 and 4 are correct, so the answer is 1 and 4.
★Section 66A of the IT Act was struck down in the Shreya Singhal case of 2015 as a violation of free speech.
★Section 124A, the sedition law, was put in abeyance by the Supreme Court in 2022 pending review.
★These two are the provisions the Court acted against in the recent past.
★Section 125 of the IPC deals with waging war against an Asiatic power allied with India.
★It is Section 497 on adultery, not 498, that the Court struck down in the Joseph Shine case.
★So only the IT Act 66A and the sedition law fit the question.
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