This is one step for India to becoming a superpower by 2020
bojangles said:interesting how the current right wing nationalist government didn't oppose this whilst Congress (the party that the luvvie dovey SJWs and left wingers love) opposed it throughout its 60 years of power.
TigerMandingo said:Maybe a dumb question but how were these laws enforced in the first place? Did they just break down doors to catch suspected fags in the act?![]()
India's top court has ruled adultery is no longer a criminal offence.
The Supreme Court has overturned a 158-year-old law which says any man who has sex with a married woman, without the permission of her husband, is guilty of the criminal act of adultery.
It is not clear how many men have been prosecuted under the law since its inception - there is no data available.
A petitioner had challenged the law saying it was arbitrary and discriminated against men and women.
While reading out the judgement, Chief Justice Dipak Misra said "adultery can be ground for civil issues including dissolution of marriage but it cannot be a criminal offence."
He added that the law discriminated against women, saying "treating women with indignity or discrimination invites the wrath of the constitution".