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After SC rap, EC ‘wakes up to its powers’
Why in news?
- Election Commission of India (ECI) has quickly changed its tack to pass a flurry of restraining orders against leading political candidates for their communally provocative and divisive speeches.
- Poll body acted against communal speeches after top court pulled it up and gave it 24 hours to act.
Some laws that can be used against the hate speeches
- Indian penal code 1860:(1) Section 124A that penalizes sedition.(2) Section 153A that penalizes promotion of enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth etc.
- Representation of peoples act 1951:(1) Section 123(3A) and Section 125 that prohibits promotion of enmity on the ground of religion race, caste, community etc. in connection with corrupt election practices.
- Cable television networks (regulation) act 1995:(1) Section 5&6 prohibits transmission of programme through cable network in contravention to the prescribed programme(2) code.
- Cinematograph act 1952:(1) Section 4, 5B & 7 empower the board of film certification to prohibit and regulate the screening of the film
Source
The hindu.