Court Overturns Ban on Homosexuality
The Delhi High Court gave a landmark verdict on gay rights, which evoked mixed reactions and triggered a debate in the country. On July 2, a Bench of the Delhi High Court struck down the provision of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalised consensual sexual acts of adults in private, holding that it violated the fundamental right of life and liberty and the right to equality as guaranteed in the Constitution. The verdict came on a Public Interest Litigation plea by Delhi-based non-government organisation Naz Foundation. The Foundation works among sex workers in Delhi. However, the court clarified that “the provisions of Section 377 will continue to govern non-consensual sex and sex involving minors.”
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