Members of the LGBT community in India dance to celebrate after the country’s top court struck down a colonial-era law that made homosexual acts punishable with a prison sentence of 10 years-to-life. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
In a landmark win for LGBT rights in India, a five-judge bench unanimously struck down a colonial-era law that punished gay sex with up to life in prison.
September 07, 2018 at 11:56 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com
India’s top court on Thursday overruled a previous decision, striking down a 157-year-old law that criminalized gay sex.
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India unanimously ruled that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which punished gay sex with a 10-year-to-life sentence, was unconstitutional. The decision, which emphasized inclusion and diversity in society, was a landmark win for LGBT rights in India, which has the world’s second-largest population.
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