Women living under the shadow of husbands has gone: SC strikes down adultery law Section 497 IPC
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 27-09-2018
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According to the adultery law, a man can be punished for having a sexual relationship with a married woman without the consent of her husband. The petitioners want Section 497 of the IPC to be made gender neutral. In India, adultery is a crime and the punishment for the same can be imprisonment for five years, or fine, or both.