Gay sex
Sep 26, 2018 14:02
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said there is a need to see more countries taking steps to bring their laws and practices in line with the fundamental equality of all their people. read more
Sep 09, 2018 18:10
According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), as many as 2,195 gay sex cases were registered under Section 377 in 2016, 1,347 in 2015 and 1,148 cases in 2014. read more
Sep 07, 2018 06:58
Gay sex among consenting adults is not an offence, the Supreme Court ordered on Thursday, reading down a British-era section 377 of the penal code that penalises people for their sexual orientation. read more
Sep 06, 2018 23:27
In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised homosexuality between consenting adults by declaring Section 377, the penal provision which criminalised gay sex, as ‘manifestly arbitrary’. read more
Sep 06, 2018 12:00
The Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised Section 377 in a big win for the LGBTQ community. read more
Sep 06, 2018 10:18
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra unanimously decriminalised part of Section 377 of the IPC today. Follow live updates here: read more
Sep 06, 2018 09:08
The Supreme Court on Thursday pronounced its much-awaited verdict on a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of section 377 of the IPC which criminalises consensual gay sex. read more
Sep 05, 2018 17:17
Categorised as an unnatural offence, consensual sexual intercourse between persons of same-sex is termed ‘against the order of nature’ under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and can be punishable by life imprisonment. read more
Jul 17, 2018 14:16
A five-judge Supreme Court Constitution bench was hearing a batch of petitions challenging Section 377, which is used against members of India’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. read more
Jul 10, 2018 12:32
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Tuesday began hearing legal arguments against Section 377. read more
Jul 06, 2018 23:19
The new members on the bench are Justice Nariman and Justice Indu Malhotra, who was recently elevated to the Supreme Court, replacing Justice AK Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan. read more
Apr 23, 2018 14:43
The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked the Centre to file the response within a week on the plea. read more
