Sec 377 Update: British made gay sex crime says SC!

Via Hindustan Times

A day after raising questions over meaning of the term “order of nature” in Section 377 of the Indian penal Code (IPC), the Supreme Court on Thursday referred to sculptures of Khajuraho to emphasise that gay sex was not an offence before the British enacted the IPC in 1860.

“Social issues could not be decided on the basis of sculptures,”  Advocate Sharan replied.

“It is a reflection of society of that time and homosexuality should not be seen only in terms of sexual intercourse,” the bench, which had raised questions over the term “order of nature” in section 377 of IPC in the age of test tube babies and surrogacy, said.

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