Thursday, September 27, 2018
India nullifies Adultery Law
From CNN:
India's top court has abolished a colonial-era law criminalizing extramarital sex, in a landmark ruling campaigners have hailed as a victory for women's rights.
Under the 158-year-old adultery law, known as Section 497, a man could be imprisoned for up to five years for engaging in sexual relations with a married woman without the consent of her husband.
The Supreme Court struck down the law Thursday, ruling it retrograde and discriminatory toward women.
Read more here
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/family_law/2018/09/india-nullifies-adultery-law.html