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.