{"id":27212,"date":"2018-10-23T12:01:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T06:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=27212"},"modified":"2018-11-22T10:44:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T05:14:15","slug":"adultery-is-not-a-crime-rules-sc-strikes-it-off-ipc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/adultery-is-not-a-crime-rules-sc-strikes-it-off-ipc\/","title":{"rendered":"Adultery is not a crime, rules SC; strikes it off IPC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/adultery-is-not-a-crime-rules-sc-strikes-it-off-ipc\/article25063714.ece\">Adultery is not a crime, rules SC; strikes it off IPC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>News<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Supreme Court in its judgment has ruled that adultery is not a criminal offence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>Important Facts<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Background about Adultery and Section 497 of the IPC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SEC.jpg?resize=596%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SEC.jpg?w=596&amp;ssl=1 596w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SEC.jpg?resize=150%2C44&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SEC.jpg?resize=300%2C88&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TMLINE.jpg?resize=597%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TMLINE.jpg?w=597&amp;ssl=1 597w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TMLINE.jpg?resize=150%2C85&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/TMLINE.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Problems with Adultery Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to Section 497 of the IPC, a man had the right to initiate criminal proceedings against his wife\u2019s lover but there is no such right for the wife.<\/li>\n<li>Also, if the sexual relationship of the woman with her lover has the consent of the husband then it would not be considered adultery.<\/li>\n<li>Section 497 does not bring within its purview an extramarital relationship with an unmarried woman or a widow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Supreme Court Judgment:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26050\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IN.jpg?resize=392%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IN.jpg?w=392&amp;ssl=1 392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IN.jpg?resize=150%2C129&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IN.jpg?resize=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A five-judge Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra held that adultery is not a crime and struck it off the IPC.<\/li>\n<li>The court held that Section 497 violates Article 14, Article 15 and Article 21 of the constitution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 14:<\/strong> It ruled that Section 497 is arbitrary as it punishes only men for adultery<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 15: <\/strong>Section 497 discriminates on the ground of sex, as it treats wife as husband\u2019s property.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 21:<\/strong> Since Section 497 forces married couples to be loyal with each other it violates privacy.<\/li>\n<li>The court ruled that adultery could be a moral wrong but criminalizing adultery is too harsh.<\/li>\n<li>It ruled that dealing with adultery is the private matter of the couple.<\/li>\n<li>The court observed that there is no data to prove that abolition of adultery would increase infidelity or divorce rate.<\/li>\n<li>The court ruled that curtailing sexual autonomy of woman is antithetical to the constitution.<\/li>\n<li>Court also struck down Section 198(2) of the CrPC under which the husband alone could complain against adultery.<\/li>\n<li>According to SC the provision of Section 497 is a reflection of the social dominance of men prevalent 150 years ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Significance of the verdict<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>It will end the gender discrimination in marriage.<\/li>\n<li>It will give sexual autonomy to women.<\/li>\n<li>Now adultery can only be ground for civil issues like divorce but it will not be a crime.<\/li>\n<li>With the decriminalization of adultery India has taken another step towards rights-based social relations, instead of a state-imposed moral order.<\/li>\n<li>The verdict has brought India into the company of countries that no longer consider adultery an offence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adultery is not a crime, rules SC; strikes it off IPC News Supreme Court in its judgment has ruled that adultery is not a criminal offence. 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