Section 377 Verdict: Supreme Court says ‘homosexuality no longer a crime’
The Supreme Court of India has given the big decision on Section 377 by saying that homosexuality is not a crime today. Now, SC has legalized gay sex and decriminalized Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Rohinton Fali Nariman, A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra, issued the verdict on a bunch of petitions filed to scrap the law. The bench had earlier reserved its verdict on July 17.
#Section377 in Supreme Court: LGBT Community has same rights as of any ordinary citizen. Respect for each others rights, and others are supreme humanity. Criminalising gay sex is irrational and indefensible, observes CJI Dipak Misra. https://t.co/05ADSuh5cv
— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2018
'Celebrations in Chennai after Supreme Court in a unanimous decision decriminalises #Section377 and legalises homosexuality.'
Celebrations in Chennai after Supreme Court in a unanimous decision decriminalises #Section377 and legalises homosexuality pic.twitter.com/AqKiGlnO4N
— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2018
Criminalising gay sex is irrational and indefensible, observed the CJI while delivering the verdict. The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender community has same rights as any other citizen, the CJI added. Respect for each other's rights and others are supreme humanity, observed the bench unanimously while saying that the right to live with dignity is right.
-With ANI inputs
First published: 6 September 2018, 11:52 IST
