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Q: What does Section 124A of Indian Penal Code deals with?
  • A. Atrocity against women
  • B. Sedition
  • C. Crime for demanding dowry
  • D. Atrocity against SC/ST
Correct Answer: Option B - Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) deals with sedition which was drafted by Thomas Babington Macaulay and included in the IPC in 1870. It states that whose ever words, either spoken or written, or by signs, 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 fine.
B. Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) deals with sedition which was drafted by Thomas Babington Macaulay and included in the IPC in 1870. It states that whose ever words, either spoken or written, or by signs, 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 fine.

Explanations:

Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) deals with sedition which was drafted by Thomas Babington Macaulay and included in the IPC in 1870. It states that whose ever words, either spoken or written, or by signs, 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 fine.