{"id":101658,"date":"2021-04-17T14:02:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T08:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=101658"},"modified":"2021-04-17T20:11:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T14:41:48","slug":"need-to-enact-siras-act-on-the-lines-of-alan-turing-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/need-to-enact-siras-act-on-the-lines-of-alan-turing-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Need to Enact Siras Act on the Lines of Alan Turing law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Synopsis- E<\/strong>x-post facto pardon to the convicts of homosexuality will serve justice to them. Alan Turing law is a perfect example in this case. Government should consider enacting Siras Act on the same line.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On September 6, 2018, India&#8217;s\u00a0Supreme Court\u00a0ruled that consensual homosexual acts would no longer constitute a crime.<\/li>\n<li>The historic move reversed Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.<\/li>\n<li>The change was a positive step towards acceptance and equal rights to LGBTQ+ communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, it is time to enact ex post facto pardon for those who are in jail due to their acts in the past because of their sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>ex-Post facto means it will apply to the acts before the enactment of law or before the judgment i.e. retrospective effect.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is section 377?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Firstly, section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalized homosexuality. Section introduced in 1861 during the British rule in India, modeled on the Buggery Act of 1533.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Secondly, in 2018, The Supreme Court ruled that the criminalization of consensual homosexual sex, under Section 377 between adults was <strong>unconstitutional,<\/strong> <strong>irrational, indefensible, and manifestly arbitrary.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Section 377 remains in force for sex with minors, non-consensual sexual acts, and bestiality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Example of Persecution faced by the LGBTQ+ community in India<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ramchandra Siras Case \u2013 <\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Siras was a Professor and HOD of Modern Indian Languages at Aligarh Muslim University.<\/li>\n<li>AMU suspended him for gross misconduct in 2010 due to consensual homosexual sex.<\/li>\n<li>However, Later, Professor Siras won his case against the university in Allahabad High Court on 1 April 2010 and got back his job as a professor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is Alan Turing law?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Alan Turing law <strong>(formal title- the Policing and Crime Act 2017)<\/strong> was passed to correct a historic injustice. The law pardoned gay men convicted in the past because of their sexuality.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The Law is named after Alan Turing, the World War II code-breaker and computing pioneer. He was convicted of gross indecency in 1952.<\/li>\n<li>However, Alan Turing received a royal pardon in 2013.<\/li>\n<li>Now, The law applies in England and Wales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Landmark Judgments related to LGBTQ+ communities<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Firstly, Naz Foundation v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi [2009] <\/strong>is a landmark Indian case of the Delhi High Court. It held that treating consensual homosexual sex between adults as a crime is a violation of fundamental rights.\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>As a result of the ruling, homosexual acts between consenting adults are no longer illegal in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondly, Suresh Kumar Koushal vs. Naz Foundation [2013]- <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In Suresh Kumar Koushal vs. Naz Foundation, SC overturned the previous judgment by Delhi HC 2009 and restored Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Thirdly, Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India [2018]- <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India in 2018, SC decriminalized homosexuality. <\/strong>Dismissed the position taken by SC in Suresh Kumar Koushal case (2013).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Way forward-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Indian government should pass a \u2018Siras Act,&#8217; similar to the Alan Turing bill, to make amends for past and current abuses towards the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source- <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=G238FUSNV.1&amp;imageview=0\">The Hindu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis- Ex-post facto pardon to the convicts of homosexuality will serve justice to them. Alan Turing law is a perfect example in this case. Government should consider enacting Siras Act on the same line. Introduction On September 6, 2018, India&#8217;s\u00a0Supreme Court\u00a0ruled that consensual homosexual acts would no longer constitute a crime. 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