Section 377: Supreme Court Says It Will Examine the Correctness of 2013 Verdict on Gay Sex
In December 2013, Supreme Court had upheld the criminalisation of homosexuality overturning a judgment of Delhi High Court that decriminalised it.
New Delhi, July 10:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The Constitution bench of Supreme Court today슬롯 머신 사이트 추천is hearing the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of IPC which criminalises homosexuality.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 The Apex Court has said that it is ready to examine the correctness of the 2013 verdict on gay sex. According to a report on Scroll, the court슬롯 머신 사이트 추천is hearing the six petitions and interventions filed by NGO Naz Foundation, parents of queer people and Voices against 377.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The apex court had on Monday rejected the Centre's plea seeking postponement of the proceedings.
According to a report on ANI, Mukul Rohatgi appearing for one of the petitioners said, "As society changes, values change, we can say, what is moral 160 years ago might not be moral today." He further said that Supreme Court has a duty to protect the queer community, as it is the protector of fundamental rights.
The case슬롯 머신 사이트 추천is being heard by the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천newly reconstituted bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and comprise Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra. They슬롯 머신 사이트 추천examined the petitions claiming that the 2013 judgment was wrong.
In 2009, the Delhi high court had decriminalised gay sex, ruling that a ban on a consensual sexual relationship between gay men is a violation of fundamental rights. Thus, legalising homosexual acts between consenting adults. However, Supreme Court had reversed the High Court order in December 2013, and pointed out that those indulging in gay sex will be prosecuted and sentenced under Section 377.
What is Section 377?
Section 377 refers to 'unnatural offences' and says whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, will get life imprisonment, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to pay a fine.
Several anxious LGBTQ activists슬롯 머신 사이트 추천are anxiously waiting for the apex court슬롯사이트™s decision.
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