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Petition Against Verdict Criminalising Gay Sex No Longer Valid: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the curative pleas against the 2013 judgement, which had re-criminalised consensual gay sex in private, have become "infructuous" keeping in mind the subsequent 2018 verdict decriminalising the act.
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Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Challenging Sedition Law In January
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the IPC provision on sedition, months after the Centre introduced in Parliament bills to replace the colonial-era penal statutes.
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Delhi High Court's Split Verdict On Marital Rape Challenged In Supreme Court
After the Delhi High Court gave a split verdict on the issue of marital rape, an appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court questioning the exception in Section 375 (IPC) which gives exception in the case of marital rape.
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Sedition Law Stayed: Time To Throw It Out? - 'Hot Mic' With Nidhi Razdan
Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: The Supreme Court's historic decision to put the 162-year-old sedition law on hold till the central government completes the promised exercise to reconsider and re-examine the provision is hugely significant
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Custody Of Bride's Jewellery For Safety Is Not Cruelty: Supreme Court
Taking custody of daughter-in-law's jewellery for safety cannot constitute cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court has said.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Sedition Law On July 27
The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, which penalises the crime of "sedition," to July 27.
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UN Lauds Top Court Verdict On Homosexuality, Hopes It Will End Stigma
United Nations India on Thursday lauded the Supreme Court for striking down a "key component" of IPC's Section 377 which criminalises "specific sexual acts between adults" and said the judgment will boost efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination against LGBTI persons.
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"Good Day For India": Celebs Cheer Section 377 Verdict
Section 377 Verdict: Among the celebrities, Karan Johar was the first one to tweet. Aamir Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma, Richa Chadha, Swara Bhaskar, Alia Bhatt among others cheered the verdict.
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Adultery A Crime Without Consent Of Women: Chief Justice Dipak Misra
The Supreme Court yesterday reserved the verdict on Section 497 (Adultery) of the Indian Penal Code while observing that infidelity is the cause of breaking up of loyal marriages.
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Culture Of Banning Books Impacts Free Flow Of Ideas: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the culture of banning books impacts the free flow of ideas and should not be taken recourse to unless they are hit by Section 292 of the IPC that prohibits obscenity.
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Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Fresh Plea Seeking To Decriminalise Gay Sex
The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Centre seeking its reply on a plea by a group of 20 former and current students of the prestigious IITs challenging section 377 of the IPC, which criminalises unnatural sex between two consenting adults of the same gender.
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Supreme Court To Re-Examine Law Criminalising Gay Sex: Highlights
The Supreme Court today said that it will re-examine its verdict upholding Section 377 of the IPC that criminalises gay sex. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said the issue arising out of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) required to be debated upon by a larger bench. Section 377 of...
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Section 377: All You Need To Know
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is an archaic law that was introduced during the British era in 1860s and makes gay sex a crime for which the punishment can be a life term.
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What The Supreme Court Said On Section 377: Here's A Look
The Supreme Court of India has referred a plea seeking decriminalisation of gay sex between two consenting adults to larger bench. A top court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said the issue arising out of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code required to be debated upon by a larger bench. Se...
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Activists Welcome Supreme Court Move To Re-Examine Its Gay Sex Verdict
The Supreme Court's move to order re-examination of its verdict criminalising sexual activity between same sex consenting adults under section 377 of IPC was widely welcomed by activists today as "hope of upholding the democracy" in the country.
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Petition Against Verdict Criminalising Gay Sex No Longer Valid: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the curative pleas against the 2013 judgement, which had re-criminalised consensual gay sex in private, have become "infructuous" keeping in mind the subsequent 2018 verdict decriminalising the act.
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Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Challenging Sedition Law In January
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear in January a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the IPC provision on sedition, months after the Centre introduced in Parliament bills to replace the colonial-era penal statutes.
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Delhi High Court's Split Verdict On Marital Rape Challenged In Supreme Court
After the Delhi High Court gave a split verdict on the issue of marital rape, an appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court questioning the exception in Section 375 (IPC) which gives exception in the case of marital rape.
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Sedition Law Stayed: Time To Throw It Out? - 'Hot Mic' With Nidhi Razdan
Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: The Supreme Court's historic decision to put the 162-year-old sedition law on hold till the central government completes the promised exercise to reconsider and re-examine the provision is hugely significant
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Custody Of Bride's Jewellery For Safety Is Not Cruelty: Supreme Court
Taking custody of daughter-in-law's jewellery for safety cannot constitute cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court has said.
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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Sedition Law On July 27
The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, which penalises the crime of "sedition," to July 27.
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UN Lauds Top Court Verdict On Homosexuality, Hopes It Will End Stigma
United Nations India on Thursday lauded the Supreme Court for striking down a "key component" of IPC's Section 377 which criminalises "specific sexual acts between adults" and said the judgment will boost efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination against LGBTI persons.
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"Good Day For India": Celebs Cheer Section 377 Verdict
Section 377 Verdict: Among the celebrities, Karan Johar was the first one to tweet. Aamir Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma, Richa Chadha, Swara Bhaskar, Alia Bhatt among others cheered the verdict.
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Adultery A Crime Without Consent Of Women: Chief Justice Dipak Misra
The Supreme Court yesterday reserved the verdict on Section 497 (Adultery) of the Indian Penal Code while observing that infidelity is the cause of breaking up of loyal marriages.
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Culture Of Banning Books Impacts Free Flow Of Ideas: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the culture of banning books impacts the free flow of ideas and should not be taken recourse to unless they are hit by Section 292 of the IPC that prohibits obscenity.
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Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Fresh Plea Seeking To Decriminalise Gay Sex
The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Centre seeking its reply on a plea by a group of 20 former and current students of the prestigious IITs challenging section 377 of the IPC, which criminalises unnatural sex between two consenting adults of the same gender.
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Supreme Court To Re-Examine Law Criminalising Gay Sex: Highlights
The Supreme Court today said that it will re-examine its verdict upholding Section 377 of the IPC that criminalises gay sex. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said the issue arising out of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) required to be debated upon by a larger bench. Section 377 of...
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Section 377: All You Need To Know
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is an archaic law that was introduced during the British era in 1860s and makes gay sex a crime for which the punishment can be a life term.
-
What The Supreme Court Said On Section 377: Here's A Look
The Supreme Court of India has referred a plea seeking decriminalisation of gay sex between two consenting adults to larger bench. A top court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said the issue arising out of section 377 of the Indian Penal Code required to be debated upon by a larger bench. Se...
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Activists Welcome Supreme Court Move To Re-Examine Its Gay Sex Verdict
The Supreme Court's move to order re-examination of its verdict criminalising sexual activity between same sex consenting adults under section 377 of IPC was widely welcomed by activists today as "hope of upholding the democracy" in the country.
