Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India in 2018 that decriminalised all consensual sex among adults, including homosexual sex. Elements of Section 377 relating to sex with minors, non-consensual sexual acts such as rape, and bestiality remain in force.
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Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India in 2018 that decriminalised all consensual sex among adults, including homosexual sex. Elements of Section 377 relating to sex with minors, non-consensual sexual acts such as rape, and bestiality remain in force.
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Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. U ...... nd bestiality remain in force.
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2018-09-06
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Dipak Misra, R. F. Nariman, D. Y. Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra
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Navtej Singh Johar versus Union of India Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice
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Dipak Misra, ; Rohinton Fali N ...... achud, J; and Indu Malhotra, J
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Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation by Supreme Court of India
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