Section 377 of Indian Penal Code
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Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:challenge |
gptkb:Naz_Foundation_v._Govt._of_NCT_of_Delhi
gptkb:Navtej_Singh_Johar_v._Union_of_India |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:criminalizes |
homosexual acts
unnatural offences |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1861
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| gptkbp:decriminalizationDate |
6 September 2018
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| gptkbp:decriminalizedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
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| gptkbp:decriminalizedFor |
consensual homosexual acts between adults
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:British_colonial_government
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Buggery Act 1533
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Indian_Penal_Code
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| gptkbp:penalty |
imprisonment for life or up to 10 years and fine
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| gptkbp:remainsApplicableTo |
bestiality
non-consensual acts sexual acts with minors |
| gptkbp:section |
377
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Naz_Foundation_v._Government_of_NCT_of_Delhi
gptkb:Suresh_Kumar_Koushal_v._Naz_Foundation |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Section 377 of Indian Penal Code
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