 bill no 98 of  2017 the indian penal code (amendment) bill, 2017 byshri p karunakaran , mpa billfurther to amend the indian penal code, 1860be  it enacted by the parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the indian penal code (amendment)  act, 2017(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification, statement  of  objects  and  reasonssection 124a of indian penal code, 1860, more popularly known as the sedition law, has for long been in the period of obsolescence the scrapping of the law has been long overdue the law which was framed during the period of british rule in india is no more durable as other laws are available to clamp down the real threat to the nation even the supreme court has interpreted this section to ensure that it applies only to actions that have a direct and unambiguous connection to violence or public disorder the sedition law is no more of real use in the democratic framework as it exists in the country the democratic principles are more mature in handling the criticism against it the democratic principles stand for free speech which is the essence of any democracy and use the sedition law to suppress the freedom of speech is in itself is not rightthe bill, therefore, seeks to omit section 124a of the indian penal code, 1860 hence this billnew delhi;p karunakaranjuly 5, 2016 annexure (extracts from the indian penal code, 1860)  sedition124a whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by sign, or by visible representation, or otherwise brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by law in india, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment which may extend to three years, to which fine may be added, or with fineexplanation 1—the expresssion "disaffection" includes disloyalty and all feelings of enmityexplanation 2—comments expressing disapprobation of the measures of the attempt to excite hatred, contempt or disaffection, do not constitute an offence under this sectionexplanation 3—comments expressing disapprobation of the administrative or other action of the government without exciting or attempting to excite hatred, contempt or disaffection, do not constitute an offence under this section   ———— a billfurther to amend the indian penal code, 1860————(shri p karunakaran, mp)gmgipmrnd—4245ls(s3)—10-07-2017