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Supreme Court strikes down the adultery offence in Joseph Shine

In Joseph Shine v. Union of India, the Supreme Court on 27 September 2018 struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalised adultery.

Supreme Court strikes down the adultery offence in Joseph Shine: Modern photograph of the Supreme Court of India's interior complex; a contextual building view, not a court-session photograph of the 2018 Joseph Shine judgment.
Modern photograph of the Supreme Court of India's interior complex; a contextual building view, not a court-session photograph of the 2018 Joseph Shine judgment. · Credit: Pinakpani · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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