Historical Reference to Separate Tamil Nadu Not Sedition; Case Against Publishers Quashed: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two publishers who were facing sedition-related charges over the publication of a book that referred to a 1967 speech calling for a separate Tamil Nadu. The Court held that merely reproducing a historical account without any intention to incite hatred, violence or disaffection against the government does not constitute a criminal offence. The judgment was delivered by Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy.…