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Official Secrets Act 1923
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The Official Secrets Act of 1923 was a British colonial law in India that criminalised disclosure of government information deemed sensitive to national security. It gave the state sweeping powers to censor, seize documents and prosecute journalists, shaping India's secrecy regime. In 1942 the Act was invoked to imprison journalist K. N. Raghavan for publishing British troop movements.