https://www.facebook.com/bishwa.jain.9 " ADULTERY NO CRIME BUT A CIVIL WRONG". Joseph Shine v.s U.O.I .... Supreme court in its landmark judgment held Sec 487, Adultery Law is unconstitutional and is violative of Article-14,15,21 Constitution of India. It is declared that : (i) Section 497 is struck down as unconstitutional being violative of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution. (ii) Section 198(2) of the Cr.P.C. which contains the procedure for prosecution under Chapter XX of the I.P.C. shall be unconstitutional only to the extent that it is applicable to the offence of Adultery under Section 497. While arriving at the Judgment the age old law was declared void an...
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