Write a note on Sedition Act of 1870.

● Sedition applies to anything that the government might consider as a leading to resistance or rebellion against it.

● In this case, the government does not need any evidence to arrest people.

● Under the sedition act of 1870, introduced by the British government, they had the supreme authority to arrest or detain any person without a fair trial in the court if he was seen protesting or criticizing the British authority.

● The meaning of sedition was understood in a very broad manner by the British.

● The Nationalist considered this rule to be arbitrary because the people were arrested for many reasons which were not justified. They were then kept in jail for a significant duration of time.