The National Medical Commission has reinstated previously removed topics in the forensic medicine and toxicology curriculum for undergradua...

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to address a plea against the exclusion of penal provisions for unnatural sex and sodomy from ...

The Delhi High Court directed the Centre to clarify its stance on a PIL challenging the absence of provisions equivalent to Section 377 in ...

Suraj was booked on Saturday at Holenarasipura Rural Police Station in Hassan district for allegedly sexually abusing a party worker a few ...

The Indian government has eliminated the British-era offence of 'unnatural sex' from its criminal legislation. Section 377 of the Indian Pe...

The issue of Section 377 was first raised by NGO Naaz Foundation, which had approached the Delhi High Court in 2001.

A five judge bench unanimously diluted sec 377 to exclude all kinds of adult consensual sexual behaviour.

The apex court, however, said other aspects of Section 377 of IPC dealing with unnatural sex with animals and children shall remain in forc...

Govt has expanded the definition of sexual offences against SC and ST persons to “rape, unnatural offences and gang rape”.

Lawyer H P Sharma, appearing for an intervenor, opposed the plea saying that repealing the provision would adversely affect the institution...

Swamy said allowing it would lead to setting up of gay bars which some American investors wanted to do in India.

The court held that threat perception was very much real in the mind of the 25-year-old victim when convict driver Shiv Kumar Yadav.

"The oral testimony of the woman regarding her injuries finds corroboration with medical evidence.

A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya set aside the 2009 Delhi High Court judgement which had decriminalised gay sex.

The court on July 16 had reserved its order after hearing arguments on behalf of Delhi Police and Chadha in the case.

Both men and women could soon be able to invoke the provisions of a criminal law in case of sexual assault, once a bill in this regard is p...

Ruchika case brought out inadequacy of laws on child abuse to the surface.