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Any good law can be misused or abused: Supreme Court; journalists' articles, videos prima facie not sedition, says top court

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 13 August 2025 ()
The Supreme Court has shielded 'The Wire' editor Siddharth Varadarajan from arrest under Section 152 of the BNS, cautioning against implicating journalists for news articles. Justices emphasized that a news report doesn't inherently threaten national unity, even while hearing a case against the validity of Section 152.
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