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One sterling quality of the Supreme Court is its capacity to “ride the punches”. Aware that is impossible to please…
One sterling quality of the Supreme Court is its capacity to “ride the punches”. Aware that is impossible to please…
With the Supreme Court striking down Section 497 (IPC) or the Adultery law as unconstitutional, the Punjab Women Commission chairperson…
Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal said decriminalising adultery completely is just going to add to the pain of women in the country.
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said the 150-year-old adultery law was "arbitrary" adding that "there cannot be a shadow of doubt" that it was a ground for divorce.
Section 497 of the IPC punishes a man who is in an adulterous relationship with a married woman without the consent of her husband. It lets off the woman who is an equal participant in the extramarital relationship. Also, the law allows only the aggrieved husband of the adulterous woman to complain, and not the wife whose husband is cheating on her. Centre has defended the law saying it is essential to preserve the institution of marriage. Here is everything you want to know about India's adultery law
