158-YEAR-OLD ADULTERY LAW UNDER SECTION 497 IPC STRUCK DOWN AS IT PROVIDED LEGAL SOVREIGNITY OF ONE SEX OVER ANOTHER. CRIMINALIZING ADULTERY WAS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Joseph Shine Vs Union Of India , (2018) 09 SC CK 0083 1 58-Year-Old Adultery Law Under Section 497 IPC struck down as it provided legal sovreignity of one sex over another. Criminalizing adultery was declared unconstitutional.