Section 497 of Indian Penal Code
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Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:compatibleWith |
wife as abettor
women as offenders |
| gptkbp:criminalizes |
adultery by a man with a married woman without her husband's consent
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1860
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:British_India
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| gptkbp:genderBias |
only men could be prosecuted
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| gptkbp:has_landmark_case |
gptkb:Joseph_Shine_v._Union_of_India
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Section 497 of Indian Penal Code
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Indian_Penal_Code
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| gptkbp:penalty |
imprisonment up to 5 years or fine or both
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| gptkbp:reasonForStrikingDown |
violation of right to equality and dignity
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
2018
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| gptkbp:status |
struck down
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| gptkbp:struck |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
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| gptkbp:struckDownYear |
2018
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| gptkbp:title |
Adultery
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Joseph_Shine_v._Union_of_India
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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