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Speech or Sin? Unpacking the Legal Boundaries of Expression and Hate in India

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Published On: August 29th 2025 Authored By: Dhruvi Vyas GLS (Faculty of Law) Abstract India, being the largest democracy on the globe, immutably stands by the fundamental right to  freedom of expression. However, the constitutional freedom soon runs into a contradiction: the  need for social harmony and public order, when there are rising instances of […]

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State of Bombay V. R.M.D. Chamarbaugwalia And Ors. (AIR 1957 SC 699)

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Published on 24th August 2025 Authored By: Riddhi Nilesh Joshi Kirit P Mehta School of Law, NMIMS Aspect Details Court Supreme Court of India Date 9 April 1957 Citation AIR 1957 SC 699; [1957] INSC 33 Bench Chief Justice S.R. Das; Justices P.B. Gajendragadkar, B.P. Sinha, S.K. Das & T.L. Venkatarama Aiyyar reddit.com+13manupatracademy.com+13indiankanoon.org+13scribd.com+2latestlaws.com+2legalvidhiya.com+2 Statutes Involved

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Sakshi vs Union of India, 2004 Supp (2) SCR 723

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Published on 24th August 2025 Authored By: Disha Choudhary School of Law, Justice and Governance, Gautam Buddha University Court: Supreme Court of India Bench:  Chief Justice Rajendra Babu & Justice G.P. Mathur  Date of Judgement: 26 May 2004 Relevant Provisions/Statutes: Indian Penal Code (IPC), Sections 375, 376, 376A to 376D IPC Section 377 (Unnatural Offences)

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Vikas Kumar UPSC V. Union of India 2021

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Published on 24th August 2025 Authored By: Arihant Chatterjee Sister Nivedita University, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal Case Name Vikas Kumar UPSC V. Union of India 2021   Citation [2021] 12 S.C.R. 311 Court Supreme Court of India Date of Judgement 11 February 2021 Petitioner Vikas Kumar Respondent Union Public Service Commission and others Bench Justice

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Voices and Boundaries: Navigating Free Speech and Hate Speech in a Constitutional Democracy

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Published On: 24th August 2025 Authored By: Divya Roy Bharati Vidyapeeth Abstract The right to free speech and expression is the foundation stone of a democracy. It is an indicator of a working and functioning democracy. Hate speech, on the other hand, lacks a clear and universally accepted definition. Anything can amount to hate speech

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