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The sedition trial of 1897 against Lokmanya Tilak is historically famous. Tilak, a lawyer by training, was also politically active in support of independence. He established and published two dailies—Kesari in Marathi and Mahratta in English; both being published from Pune.
During his lifetime among other political cases, Tilak had been tried for sedition charges in three times by British India Government—in 1897, [24] 1909, [25] and 1916. [26] In 1897, Tilak was sentenced to 18 months in prison for preaching disaffection against the Raj.
In its illustrious history, the Bombay High Court has been the site for numerous noteworthy trials and court cases. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was tried a number of times in the Bombay High Court, but the most famous was his trial for sedition in the 1916 case Emperor v. Bal Gangadhar Tilak. [citation needed]
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In September 1897, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was tried for sedition in the Bombay High Court. Setlur took an active interest in Tilak's defense, [17] and later published a complete report of the trial with a lengthy introduction that included some of his personal observations.
The Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub. L. 65–150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds.