HATE SPEECH

About: 

• Definition: Hate Speech is not defined in Indian constitution or by any Law. 
  
  
• Law Commission 267^th report: In this background, Law Commission of India submitted its 267^th report on Hate Speech in 2017, in which it drafted The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2017 by inserting new Sections in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to deal with hate speech. New Sections recommended are: 
  • Insert Section 153C to penalise incitement to hatred. 
    
    
  • Insert Section 505A to make ‘causing fear, alarm, or provocation of violence in certain cases’ a specific criminal offence.