Section 377 of Indian Penal Code

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Section_377_of_Indian_Penal_Code
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:India
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:Naz_Foundation_v._Govt._of_NCT_of_Delhi
gptkb:Navtej_Singh_Johar_v._Union_of_India
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:criminalizes homosexual acts
unnatural offences
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1861
gptkbp:decriminalizationDate 6 September 2018
gptkbp:decriminalizedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:decriminalizedFor consensual homosexual acts between adults
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:British_colonial_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 377 of Indian Penal Code
gptkbp:influencedBy Buggery Act 1533
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Indian_Penal_Code
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment for life or up to 10 years and fine
gptkbp:remainsApplicableTo bestiality
non-consensual acts
sexual acts with minors
gptkbp:section 377
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naz_Foundation_v._Government_of_NCT_of_Delhi
gptkb:Suresh_Kumar_Koushal_v._Naz_Foundation
gptkb:Naz_Foundation_v._Govt._of_NCT_of_Delhi
gptkb:Ritu_Dalmia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7