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Centre moves Supreme Court to keep adultery as a crime in the armed forces
Published : Jan 14, 2021, 4:35 am IST
Updated : Jan 14, 2021, 4:35 am IST
The Centre said the order decriminalising adultery should not apply to the armed forces, where such acts amount to “unbecoming conduct”
The Supreme Court had in its 2018 judgment said Section 497 is a denial of the constitutional guarantees of dignity, liberty, privacy and sexual autonomy that are intrinsic to Article 21 of the Constitution. (Representational Photo:PTI)
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to exclude from the ambit of its 2018 order decriminalising adultery all personnel of the armed forces, who can be cashiered from service on the grounds of “unbecoming conduct” for committing adultery with a colleague’s wife.
Decriminalising Adultery Could Lead To ‘Instability’ In Armed Forces: Govt To SC
In September 2018, a five-judge constitution bench struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, declaring it to be unconstitutional and violative of right to equality of women in treating them as inferior to their husbands PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-14T10:04:18+05:30 Decriminalising Adultery Could Lead To ‘Instability’ In Armed Forces: Govt To SC outlookindia.com 2021-01-14T10:12:54+05:30
The Centre on Wednesday sought a clarification from the Supreme Court to the effect that the 2018 order decriminalising adultery would apply only to civilians and not defence personnel because not prosecuting soldiers for adultery could cause “instability” in the armed forces.