{"id":54178,"date":"2018-09-27T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T06:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=54178"},"modified":"2018-09-27T11:54:10","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T06:24:10","slug":"adultery-law-verdict-sc-strikes-down-section-497","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/adultery-law-verdict-sc-strikes-down-section-497","title":{"rendered":"Adultery law verdict: SC Strikes Down Section 497"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" data-attachment-id=\"54179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/adultery-law-verdict-sc-strikes-down-section-497\/constitution-497-and-sc\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/constitution-497-and-SC.jpg?fit=842%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"842,486\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"constitution-497-and-SC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/constitution-497-and-SC.jpg?fit=640%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/constitution-497-and-SC.jpg?resize=640%2C369&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/constitution-497-and-SC.jpg?w=842&amp;ssl=1 842w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/constitution-497-and-SC.jpg?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/constitution-497-and-SC.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/constitution-497-and-SC.jpg?resize=768%2C443&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW DELHI:\u00a0The Supreme Court on Thursday\u00a0unanimously declared that Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code\u00a0which deals with adultery. A bench of\u00a0CJI Dipak Misra, Justices Rohinton Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra. SC strikes down Section 497.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five-judge Supreme Court bench is unanimous in ruling that Section 497 of the IPC that makes adultery a criminal offence is unconstitutional. Calling the law archaic and saying that it violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Indian Constitution the justices said that: \u201cAdultery can be ground for civil issues including dissolution of marriage but it cannot be a criminal offence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adultery will remain a ground for divorce, the bench added.\u00a0The top court said society has two standards for judging sexual behaviour. \u201cMake them as objects able to being possessed depriving dignity and privacy to women. Respect for sexual autonomy is founded on equality between partners,\u201d the court said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the adultery law, a man can be punished for having a sexual relationship with a married woman without the consent of her husband.\u00a0The Centre wants adultery to continue in the Indian Penal Code as it ensures the sanctity of the marriage and is for the public good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 8, the court asked the Centre \u201cwhat public good\u201d the law on adultery serves as adultery is not an offence if a woman\u2019s husband approves of such a relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI:\u00a0The Supreme Court on Thursday\u00a0unanimously declared that Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code\u00a0which deals with adultery. A bench of\u00a0CJI Dipak Misra, Justices Rohinton Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra. SC strikes down Section 497. 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