Question

What restrictions were imposed by vernacular press act on indian presses

Answer 1

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The Vernacular Press Act stated that any magistrate or Commissioner of Police had the authority to call upon any printer or publisher of a newspaper to enter into a bond, undertaking not to print a certain kind of material, and could confiscate any printed material it deemed objectionable.

Answer 2

• The Vernacular Press Act provided the government with extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular press.

• The government kept regular track of the vernacular newspapers published in different provinces.

• When a report was judged as seditious, the newspaper was warned.