Discussion
The offence of defamation against the established Government is known as :
Answer: C
The offence is sedition.
Section 124A IPC defined sedition as bringing or attempting to bring into hatred or contempt, or exciting or attempting to excite disaffection towards, the Government established by law, by words, signs or visible representation. It has been described as a form of defamation of the established Government. The Supreme Court suspended its use in 2022, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has replaced it with a different offence.
Waging war (section 121) needs actual hostilities, ordinary defamation (section 499) protects persons, and conspiracy needs an agreement.
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