USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As per Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, sedition is when a person brings or attempts to bring hatred or contempt, or which excites disaffection or attempts to do so towards the government of India by way of words (written or spoken), signs, visual representation, or any act.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent toward, or insurrection against, established authority.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sedition is the act of encouraging rebellion against the government, or an action that promotes such rebellion, such as through speech or writing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The additional forms of inciting to sedition involves seditious utterances or writing or scurrilous libels against the government or its authorities and concealment of seditious practices.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Sedition law was formed by Thomas Macaulay, a British historian, in 1837. The law was implemented in 1870 to curtail the freedom of speech and expression of Indian freedom fighters against Britishers. Leaders like Subhash Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak were charged under the law.