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Delhi HC asks Centre to clear its stand on PIL challenging exclusion of pr
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to clarify its position on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which stated that the new criminal laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) lacks a provision equivalent to Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Man booked for 'abusing' stray dogs in Delhi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The accused has been charged under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, police said.
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The Humsafar Trust celebrates the 5th anniversary of reading down of Secti
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 9: The Humsafar Trust (HST) recently, commemorated the fifth anniversary of the historic reading down of Section 377 with a vibrant gathering of community members, friends and allies in Mumbai. This significant milestone was achieved through the landma
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Equality not just achieved by decriminalisation of Sec 377 alone, must ext
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said equality is not just achieved by the decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC alone but it must also extend to all spheres of life.
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UK High Commission holds event to mark decriminalisation of same-sex relat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): British High Commission held a reception to mark the fourth anniversary of landmark Indian section 377 judgment which decriminalised same-sex relations in India.
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Bombay HC grants bail to POCSO accused, says kissing prima facie not unnat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Bombay High Court has observed that kissing would not prima facie constitute offence under section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code while granting bail to an accused of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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On the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's 377 judgment, Lotus Visual
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): On 6 September 2018, the Supreme Court of India read down Section 377 and paved the way for further advocacy and equality for the LGBTQ+ community.
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UK flies rainbow flag to mark second anniversary of Section 377 repeal
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): To celebrate the second anniversary of India's historic judgement to repeal Section 377 and decriminalise homosexuality, the United Kingdom (UK) is flying a rainbow flag at its British Council premises this week.
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Kolkata: After death threat from family, gay couple seeks police protectio
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Even though the Supreme Court passed the historic decision of decriminalising Section 377, a gay couple in Barasat region of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district is apparently receiving death threats from their family members and have sought p
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WB: LGBTQ community celebrates one year of decriminalising Section 377
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Sept 14 (ANI): Members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community celebrated one year anniversary of the Supreme Court's verdict on Section 377, which lifted a colonial-era ban on gay sex.
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Decriminalisation of Sec 377 a stepping stone, say LGBT activists
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 11 (ANI): A year since the Supreme Court overturned Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the LGBT community, which gathered for a celebration here on Wednesday said as far as equal rights for the group was concerned, there still remains a long way to go.
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People came forward to support us after Section 377 was struck down, says
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 7 (ANI): Last year's Supreme Court judgement to strike down Section 377 of the Criminal Procedure Code brought a sense of jubilation among the LGBTQ community. Nasser and Nasreen, a couple from Chennai credit the historical judgement for their happily marri
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