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Saturday, September 29, 2018

Husband is not the master of wife, says SC while striking down 158-year-old adultery law

The Supreme Court of India has struck down a 158-year-old penal provision in the Indian Penal Code that made adultery a criminal offence. The top court said that Adultery can be a civil wrong and a ground for divorce but it cannot be a criminal offence.



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