Q. Which section of IPC was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018)?

नवतेज सिंह जौहर बनाम भारत संघ (2018) मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने आईपीसी की किस धारा को असंवैधानिक करार दिया था?

A
Section 375
धारा 375
B
Section 376
धारा 376
C
Section 377 (partly)
धारा 377 (आंशिक रूप से)
D
Section 378
धारा 378

Explanation

In Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018), the SC held that Section 377 IPC, which criminalized consensual homosexual acts, was unconstitutional to the extent it penalized consensual sex between adults of the same gender. However, it still applies to non-consensual acts and bestiality.

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