SC notice on Centre's plea seeking verdict decriminalizing adultery be not made applicable on forcesIt has been said when jawans and officers are posted in forward inhospitable areas, their families are taken care of at base camp by other ...
13 Jan, 2021, 08.14 PM IST
Adultery no longer a crime, says Supreme CourtThe Centre had defended the Victorian law, stating that continuation of the adultery law is important.
27 Sep, 2018, 04.36 PM IST
SC verdict on adultery welcomed by lawyers, activistsA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was unanimous in striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code dea...
27 Sep, 2018, 01.24 PM IST
Centre’s stand on adultery anachronistic, says apex courtA five-judge bench was hearing petitions some of which sought that Section 497 of the IPC, which is skewed against men, be made gender-neut...
09 Aug, 2018, 06.55 AM IST
SC disagrees with government that adultery law is needed to save marriagesThe bench also questioned the law on various counts including that an extra-marital affair becomes non-punishable if the woman's husband st...
08 Aug, 2018, 08.56 PM IST
What public good law on adultery serves, asks SC"What is the sanctity of marriage here. If the consent of husband is taken then there is no adultery," the bench said.
08 Aug, 2018, 05.03 PM IST
Supreme Court says IPC provision on adultery violates Right to Equality"Definitely the matrimonial sanctity aspect is there, but the way the provisions are enacted or made run counter to Article 14 (Right to Eq...
02 Aug, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
Can be ground for divorce, but is adultery crime: Supreme CourtA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said it will not touch the law to make it an offence for women too.
01 Aug, 2018, 11.38 PM IST
Adultery: Why government should stay out of our affairsThe problem is that our law involves the state, and the full weight of patriarchal morality, in the affair.
15 Jul, 2018, 03.32 PM IST
Anti-adultery laws must to protect marriage: Government to Supreme CourtThe government was responding to a court notice on a public interest litigation which wanted the law struck down as it was not gender neutr...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.18 AM IST
Plea against penal law on adultery referred to Constitution benchThe case pertained to a PIL filed by Joseph Shine, an Indian who is living in Italy. Petitioner contests existing norms on the grounds that...
05 Jan, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
SC to study validity of adultery laws that punish only menIf SC decides to make adultery laws gender-neutral, it could affect provisions on bigamy, dowry and rape in the IPC and Domestic Violence A...
08 Dec, 2017, 11.57 PM IST
Is it time for India to scrape the patriarchal adultery law?The law is applicable only when the wife commits adultery.
26 Feb, 2017, 01.01 PM IST
IPC provisions that need to be done away with, tweakedSection 153B makes imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration a penal offence, punishable with three years and a fine.
29 Feb, 2016, 12.53 AM IST
Niranjan Jyoti: A Dalit influenced by RitambharaHer strong words are not surprising as she counts Sadhvi Ritambhara (of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement fame) as her mentor and guide.
03 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Pre-marital sex, live-in not crimes, rules apex court
SC dismissed 23 cases against actor Kkushboo, saying pre-marital sex is not a crime.
30 Apr, 2010, 02.42 AM IST
- BSP MLA arrested for raping research scholar
BSP MLA Bhagwan Sharma alias Guddu Pundit was arrested today from sector 24 of Gautam Buddha Nagar for allegedly raping a research scholar.
29 Jun, 2008, 11.20 PM IST