{"id":54199,"date":"2018-09-28T10:25:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T04:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=54199"},"modified":"2018-09-28T10:25:51","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T04:55:51","slug":"man-is-not-owner-of-wifes-sexuality-justice-dy-chandrachud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/man-is-not-owner-of-wifes-sexuality-justice-dy-chandrachud","title":{"rendered":"Man is not owner of wife\u2019s sexuality: Justice DY Chandrachud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"54200\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/man-is-not-owner-of-wifes-sexuality-justice-dy-chandrachud\/sc-judge-story-647_082417090312\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/sc-judge-story-647_082417090312.jpeg?fit=770%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"770,433\" 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=\"sc-judge-story-647_082417090312\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/sc-judge-story-647_082417090312.jpeg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/sc-judge-story-647_082417090312.jpeg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/sc-judge-story-647_082417090312.jpeg?w=770&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/sc-judge-story-647_082417090312.jpeg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/sc-judge-story-647_082417090312.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/sc-judge-story-647_082417090312.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW DELHI:\u00a0A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, struck down Indian Penal Code Section 497.\u00a0Justice D Y Chandrachud\u00a0\u00a0while striking down the anti-adultery law said\u00a0\u00a0that a married woman can make her own sexual choices. By marrying, she has not consented to refrain from sexual relations outside marriage without the permission of her husband. A husband is not the owner of his wife\u2019s sexuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice DY Chandrachud, who was part of a five-judge constitution bench\u00a0said the provision was &#8220;destructive&#8221; and deprives women of their &#8220;autonomy, dignity and privacy.&#8221;\u00a0To be human involves the ability to fulfil sexual desires in the pursuit of happiness, Justice Chandrachud said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ability to make choices within marriage and on every aspect concerning it is a facet of human liberty and dignity which the Constitution protects,\u201d Justice Chandrachud observed.\u00a0Far from being an equal partner in an equal relationship, Section 497 subjugated a married woman entirely to the will of her spouse, he wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI:\u00a0A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, struck down Indian Penal Code Section 497.\u00a0Justice D Y Chandrachud\u00a0\u00a0while striking down the anti-adultery law said\u00a0\u00a0that a married woman can make her own sexual choices. 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