MUMBAI: The state home department on Monday formally issued a circular withdrawing its August 27 circular on guidelines to be followed while charging a person under section 124-A of the Criminal Procedure Code for sedition.

Last week, the state government had informed the Bombay high court that it was withdrawing its controversial sedition circular to prevent misuse of IPC section 124-A. It is learnt that the new state advocate general SG Aney had adviced chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to drop the circular.