Patricia Mukhim

Section 124A of IPC has been used to intimidate, silence and punish journalists. Unless the provision is deleted from IPC, it will continue to 'haunt and hinder' the full realisation of the right to free speech and the freedom of press, said the plea in Supreme Court

A bench of Justices L. Nageshwara Rao and Ravindra Bhat set aside the order of the Meghalaya High Court order dismissing her plea to quash criminal proceedings.