Adultery no longer a criminal offence in India

Adultery no longer a criminal offence in India

By Semi Turaga
28/09/2018
India chief justice's new decision strikes down adultery law [Photo: Star Tribune]

India's top court has ruled adultery is no longer a crime, striking down a 158‑year‑old colonial‑era law which it said treated women as male property.

Previously any man who had sex with a married woman, without the permission of her husband, had committed a crime.

A petitioner had challenged the law saying it was arbitrary and discriminated against men and women.

It is not clear how many men have been prosecuted under the law ‑ there is no data available.

This is the second colonial‑era law struck down by India's Supreme Court this month ‑ it also overturned a 157‑year‑old law which effectively criminalised gay sex in India.

[Source: BBC]

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