Thursday, September 27, 2018

'Adultery not a criminal offence': Key points of Supreme Court verdict

The Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped Section 497 (adultery) of the Indian Penal Code calling it unconstitutional. The apex court said that adultery cannot be a criminal offence, but if any aggrieved spouse commits suicide because of life partner's adulterous relation, then if evidence produced, it could be treated as an abetment to suicide.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2N5Rhc6

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