SC Strikes Down Adultery Law As Unconstitutional, Arbitrary
New Delhi: In another landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised adultery after striking down a British era law, Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, terming it as unconstitutional, archaic and manifestly arbitrary, with one judge saying women can't be treated as "chattel".
"Mere adultery can't be a criminal offence. Adultery may not be the cause of an unhappy marriage, but other way around. It will tantamount to punishing people who live in an unhappy marriage.
"It is a matter of privacy. Husband is not the master of wife. Women should be treated with equality along with men," Chief Justice Dipak Misra said.
Earlier in September, the apex court had decriminalised same sex offence under Section 377 of the IPC, which was another British era law.
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