{"id":202280,"date":"2018-09-27T11:34:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T06:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=202280"},"modified":"2018-09-28T10:12:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T04:42:23","slug":"breaking-section-497-ipc-deprives-women-of-dignity-adultery-decriminalised-and-held-unconstitutional-sc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2018\/09\/27\/breaking-section-497-ipc-deprives-women-of-dignity-adultery-decriminalised-and-held-unconstitutional-sc\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking| Section 497 IPC &#8216;deprives women of dignity&#8217; &#8211; Adultery decriminalised and held unconstitutional: SC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Supreme Court:<\/strong> A five-Judge Constitution Bench consisting of CJ Dipak Misra, R.F Nariman, A.M Khanwilkar, Dr D.Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, JJ., pronounced the verdict for reconsideration of the judgments on the constitutional validity of Section 497 IPC that brings adultery into the box of criminalisation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Legal subordination of one sex by another is wrong. Social progression of women and views of Justice Nariman in Triple Talaq case considered. Adultery can be grounds for dissolution of marriage: CJ Dipak Misra<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CJ and Khanwilkar J.,\u00a0 said that mere adultery cannot be a crime, but if any aggrieved spouse commits suicide because of life partner&#8217;s adulterous relation, then if evidence produced, it could be treated as an abetment to suicide<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Section 497 of the Penal Code is <strong>unconstitutional<\/strong>: CJ Dipak Misra<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">R F Nariman J.: Concurred with the opinion of CJ Dipak Misra. Section 497 of IPC has lost its rationale. It is manifestly arbitrary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-tweet-text-container\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, J. : Section 497 is based on a notion that a woman loses her agency upon marriage. Human sexuality is essential aspect of identity of an individual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, J. Section 497 is based on gender stereotypes. Violative of Article 15. Also violative of Articles 14 and 21. <strong>Declared as unconstitutional.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"TweetTextSize TweetTextSize--normal js-tweet-text tweet-text\" lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Indu Malhotra J., : Section 497 IPC makes two classification. Who can prosecute and who can be prosecuted. Law that perpetuate stereotypes and institutionalises discrimination is unconstitutional. 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