Adultery Is No Longer A Crime, Court Says

Adultery is no longer a crime, India’s top court ruled on Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail term, unconstitutional and discriminatory against women. It was the second legal decision this month reflecting a more liberal outlook in Indian society with the Supreme Court having on September 6 scrapped a ban on gay sex dating back to 1861 Sparking celebrations, the court argued that Section 377 on homosexuality had become “a weapon for harassment” of homosexuals and “history owes an apology to the members of this community and their families”. The more than century-old adultery law

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