When Rohit Suchanti entered the Bigg Boss 12 house, housemates including Sreesanth made offensive comments about his sexuality.
The comments came on a day the Supreme Court unanimously decriminalised part of Section 377, which criminalises consensual unnatural sex, saying it violated the rights to equality.
A 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.
In 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.
Section 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.
The verdict is likely to be pronounced before October 2 this year as Justice Misra would be retiring as CJI on that day.
Appearing 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.
A five-judge constitution bench had posted for hearing on Tuesday, the petitions challenging section 377 of the IPC.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra refused to defer the hearing after the Centre sought more time to file its response on PILs on gay sex.
A 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.
Owing to Section 377 of the IPC continuing on the statute book, various adult and consenting members of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Queer) community continue to face the threat of a false prosecution, the plea said.
Through this series, Author Sameer Khan aims to spread equality, harmony, love and social acceptance for all.
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