Gay sex is illegal, says Indian Supreme Court

Posted on 21st Dec 2013 01:46 pm by admin

NEW DELHI: Gay sex will remain in closet for more time in India.

The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that gay sex is illegal and a punishable offence.

The apex court ruling overrules the Delhi High Court judgement in 2009 that had legalized gay sex, saying that sexual union between two consenting adults in private constituted no punishable offence.

The Supreme Court ruling comes in response to petitions by various religious and social bodies challenging the high court judgment.

The top court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code that makes gay sex a punishable offence with up to life term.

The apex court said so long as Section existed on the statute books, it cannot make gay sex legal. Only Parliament can remove Section 377.

The Supreme Court said, “It is for the legislature to look into desirability of deleting Section 377 of the IPC.’’

Among those who challenged the Delhi high ruling on gay sex were the Utkal Christian Council and Apostolic Churches Alliance, the Muslim Personal Law Board, Yogaguru Ramdev and others.

Other news

Amla, du Plessis help Proteas post 411/4

Canberra, March 3 (IANS) Top order batsmen Hashim Amla (1

Rural development minister hits out at opposition over land bill

New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Hitting out at the opposition, Rural Development Minister Birender S

Swara Bhaskar: Swara Bhaskar got into trouble for posting on 'Chhava' and Maha Kumbh, now she has to give this clarification

Actress Swara Bhaskar recently posted a post on social media linking 'Chhava' and the stampede in

Corona scare in India: 2,483 new cases in last 24 hours, active cases cross 15 thousand; Total cases in IIT Madras reached 111

Corona cases are increasing again in India. More than 2 thousand new cases of corona have been re

Chemical attack on girl students in Iran: Hundreds were poisoned to prevent them from studying, mothers protested, pulled them by hair, arrested

Some videos of Iran are going viral on social media. In these, police are seen arresting women by

Samajwadi Party general secretary resigns

Ghaziabad, March 23 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party's national general secretary Trilok Tyagi Sunday

Ram Nath Kovind: Former President Kovind will live in Ram Vilas Paswan's bungalow, this will be the new address

Draupadi Murmu has become the new President of the country. He also took oath on Monday. After th

COVID-19: 16 Gathering Coronas Positive In Noonh, Stir In 12 Villages For 12 Days

Nooh: Nooh district of Haryana is emerging as a new hotspot of corona virus. On Tuesday, 16 new c

Kesari 2: Akshay Kumar appealed to fans during the promotion of the film, said- Do not insult 'Kesari 2', keep your phone away

The story of Akshay Kumar starrer film 'Kesari 2' is based on the painful incident of the Jallian

Corona: US, UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Bhutan are sending help to India

Hospitals in India, facing the second deadly wave of the Corona epidemic, are facing a severe sho