Section 377
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Mumbai doctor sexually assaults male COVID-19 patient at Wockhardt Hospital; quarantined at home
Crime | May 04, 2020, 11:16 AM ISTA 34-year-old doctor allegedly assaulted a 44-year-old male patient of COVID-19 in the ICU ward of Mumbai's Wockhardt hospital. The incident occurred on May 1, a day after the accused joined the hospital. The accused is in quarantine inside his home in an apartment block in Thane, and is being monitored, said the Agripada police official.
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Man gets 7-year rigorous imprisonment for sodomising minor in Maharashtra
May 15, 2019, 11:20 AM ISTA court in Maharashtra's Thane has awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to a 26-year-old man for sodomising a minor boy in 2016.
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Year ender 2018: Top 10 events that shook India this year
India | Dec 29, 2018, 11:25 PM ISTHere are the 10 major events of 2018 captivated the imagination of the entire nation:
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Tech Mahindra fires 'homophobic' executive after ex-employee's complaint
India | Sep 17, 2018, 02:06 PM ISTThe ex-employee had alleged that the manager made "a mockery out of a religious minority" despite being a leader at a company that prides itself for diversity.
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Supreme Court judge Chandrachud criticises govt for leaving it to wisdom of court to decide on Section 377
India | Sep 08, 2018, 05:36 PM ISTThe judge also said that this concern about the need to harmonise pre-Independence or colonial laws with the ethos of constitutional jurisprudence was reflected in the judgment.
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Aaj ki Baat Sept 6 episode: Why Supreme Court verdict decriminalizing gay sex is a welcome step
Sep 07, 2018, 09:54 AM ISTHomosexuals should accept that their sexual choice is purely a personal matter, and it is better that if they avoid indulging in consensual gay sex in public places.
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In Pics: Here's how India celebrated Section 377 verdict, rainbow swirls in the air
India | Sep 06, 2018, 10:48 PM ISTA five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a part of the 158-year-old law under Section 377 of the IPC, which criminalised consensual unnatural sex.
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Section 377: When SC quoted philosophers, writers in historic judgement on gay sex; Take a look
India | Sep 06, 2018, 10:26 PM ISTThis was one of the several quotable quotes in the historic Supreme Court judgement which Thursday ruled that consensual gay sex is not a crime.
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Homosexuality is not a crime: What Supreme Court said in its Section 377 verdict
India | Sep 06, 2018, 12:45 PM ISTA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra termed the part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which crimiminalises unnatural sex as irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary.
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Section 377 Verdict Reactions: 'Three cheers for Supreme Court,' Bollywood beams with joy on Twitter
Bollywood | Sep 06, 2018, 06:53 PM ISTIn a landmark judgement, Supreme Court has scrapped Section 377 of Indian Penal Code out of the Constitution, hence decriminalising homosexuality in India.
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Supreme Court verdict on section 377: Homosexuality is not a crime
News | Sep 06, 2018, 01:01 PM ISTAs per the current provision in Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, gay sex is punishable by up to 10 years in jail.
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Section 377 verdict: What has happened so far in the case
India | Sep 06, 2018, 12:19 PM ISTIn a historic verdict, a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled that Section 377 of IPC was weapon to harass members of LGBT community, resulting in discrimination.
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Section 377 verdict: Homosexuality is not a crime, rules Supreme Court
India | Sep 06, 2018, 12:56 PM ISTThe LGBT community has same rights as of any ordinary citizen, the five-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said in its unanimous decision
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SC to deliver verdict on Constitutional validity of Section 377 today
India | Sep 06, 2018, 12:01 AM ISTSection 377 is one of the few important issues that the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra is expected to deliver its judgment on before his retirement on October 2.
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BJP MP Nishikant Dubey wants to hug Rahul Gandhi BUT on one condition
Jul 26, 2018, 05:53 PM ISTHe was reacting to Gandhi’s recent statement when he had said, “Now BJP MPs take two steps back thinking I'll hug them.”
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SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging constitutional validity of Section 377
India | Jul 17, 2018, 07:09 PM ISTThe verdict is likely to be pronounced before October 2 this year as Justice Misra would be retiring as CJI on that day.
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We leave validity of Section 377 to wisdom of Court: Centre to Supreme Court
India | Jul 11, 2018, 01:30 PM IST"We leave validity of Section 377, so far as it relates to consensual acts between two adults, to wisdom of Court," the Centre told the Supreme Court.
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SC refuses to expand scope of challenge to Section 377 of IPC, hearing to continue today
India | Jul 11, 2018, 06:55 AM ISTThe SC bench made it clear that it will only confine the hearing to the constitutional validity of Section 377, which criminalizes homosexuality.
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Section 377 hearing in SC: Having different sexual orientation is not crime, argues petitioner
India | Jul 10, 2018, 04:36 PM ISTAppearing for the petitioners, former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, argued that Section 377 violates one's human rights. "The issue deals only with sexual orientation and it has nothing to do with gender," Rohatgi said.
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SC agrees to hear plea by LGBT IITians seeking decriminalisation of homosexuality
India | May 17, 2018, 03:29 PM ISTA group of present and past students of IITs across the country on Monday moved the Supreme Court to challenge the constitutional validity of Section 377 of the IPC that criminalises homosexual activity and other unnatural sex.