{"id":4709,"date":"2018-09-27T14:13:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T08:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/?p=4709"},"modified":"2018-09-27T14:18:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T08:48:23","slug":"matter-privacy-key-points-supreme-courts-adultery-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/news\/matter-privacy-key-points-supreme-courts-adultery-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"“Matter Of Privacy”: Key Points In Supreme Court’s Adultery Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adultery law: Adultery is not a crime anymore in India, but it can be grounds for divorce, the Supreme Court said today.<\/h2>\n

Adultery is not a crime anymore in India, but it can be grounds for divorce, the Supreme Court said today. In past hearings, the Supreme Court had asked the centre how the 158-year-old law preserved the sanctity of marriage when the extramarital affair becomes non-punishable if the woman’s husband stands by her. The government has defended the law, saying adultery must remain a crime so that the sanctity of marriage can be protected, after a petition called for the law to be scrapped as it does not treat men and women equally.<\/p>\n

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Here’s are the top quotes from today’s verdict on adultery:<\/h2>\n
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  • In case of adultery, criminal law expects people to be loyal, which is a command, which gets into the realm of privacy.<\/li>\n
  • A man having sexual intercourse with a married woman\u00a0is not a crime.<\/li>\n
  • Man being the seducer and women being the victim no longer exits. Equality is the governing principle of a system. Husband is not the master of the wife.<\/li>\n
  • To attach criminality to something happening in the four walls of privacy is wrong. Law cannot distinguish between man and woman when both have equal role.<\/li>\n
  • Any law which affects individual dignity, equity of women in a civilised society invites the wrath of the Constitution.<\/li>\n
  • Sexual autonomy of woman\u00a0cannot be compromised. It’s a result of patriarchal society. It’s her right and there cannot be any condition imposed on her. Chastity is not for woman alone as it is also equally applicable to husband.<\/li>\n
  • It’s illogical to say sexual act is not an offence if it’s done with his (husband’s) consent.<\/li>\n
  • Adultery might not be the cause of an unhappy marriage; it could be the result of one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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