SC Questions Centre, Reserves Verdict On Adultery Law

The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Central government for defending the adultery law that punishes only a married man for extramarital affair with a married woman. The court reserved its judgment on the validity of the law.....

 

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Women Can't Be Treated As Cattle: SC Strikes Down Adultery Law

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, an adultery law dating to the British era, terming it unconstitutional, archaic and manifestly arbitrary, with one judge saying women can't be treated as "cattle".....

 

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Abolishing 497 Akin To Giving Licence For Adultery: DCW Chief

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Thursday criticised the striking down of British-era adultery law by the Supreme Court, saying that the decision is tantamount to extending "open licence" to cheating among men.....

 

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