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Pakistan: Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi file bail pleas in new Toshakha
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife have filed the applications through Barrister Salman Safdar under Section 9(b) of NA Ordinance 1999 and Section 497 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
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Armed Forces can act against Officers indulging in adultery: SC clarifies
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The five-judge bench on Tuesday ruled that its judgment striking down Section 497 (adultery) of the IPC was not concerned with provisions of the armed forces Act.
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Adultery may not be cause of unhappy marriage, but can be the result: SC
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court of India on Thursday while striking down the law on adultery - Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 497 - said that treating it as an offence would tantamount to punishing people who are unhappy in marital relationships.
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Adultery a ground for divorce, but not a crime: SC
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Terming the two laws on adultery – Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 497 -- as unconstitutional and a colonial rule, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the two sections. While decriminalising adultery, the court also struck down section 1
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Supreme Court strikes down adultery law
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): In a majority judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised adultery by striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), terming it unconstitutional. The court observed that mere adultery cannot be a crime unless it attracts the scope of
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SC starts hearing on constitutional validity of adultery law
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday started hearing a petition seeking to make men and women equally liable under the offence of adultery, under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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SC issues notice to Centre questioning gender discrimination in adultery l
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): In the hearing of a petition challenging Section 497 (Adultery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre asking why a married woman who is equally liable for the offence of adultery with a married man, who is
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