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You need to respect the natural process of law, if any sex is against the order of nature, it doesn&#8217;t lead to procreation&#8221;: <strong>Nariman J.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018<strong><em>Anything to be done with Section 377 IPC should have been done by the legislature not by the Court<\/em><\/strong>\u2019: Advocate George<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u2018If we are convinced that it is unconstitutional, it is our duty to strike it down\u2019:<\/em><\/strong> Nariman J.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>CJ Dipak Misra<\/strong>: If Section 377 IPC goes away entirely, there will be anarchy. We are solely on consensual acts between man-man, man-woman. Consent is the fulcrum here! You cannot impose your sexual orientation on others without their consent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Advocate George concluded his arguments on the note that <strong><em>\u2018If anything needs to be done, it should be done by legislature\u2019.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Senior Advocate Radhakrishnan began with his arguments by referring to Apex Court\u2019s judgment in Govt. (NCT of Delhi) v. Union of India, in regard to the <strong><em>constitutional morality aspect<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Radhakrishnan also pointed out that \u2018<strong><em>Homosexuals spread sexually transmitted diseases like HIV<\/em><\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Chandrachud J.:<\/strong> The cause of sexually transmitted diseases is not sexual intercourse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Advocate Harshvir Pratap Sharma: <strong><em>\u2018We know there is corruption everywhere. 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