Q. After the Supreme Court judgment in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, which part of Section 377 was struck down?

नवतेज सिंह जौहर बनाम भारत संघ मामले में सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले के बाद, धारा 377 का कौन सा हिस्सा रद्द कर दिया गया था?

Relating to minors
अवयस्कों से संबंधित

Relating to non-consensual acts
गैर-सहमति वाले कृत्यों से संबंधित

Relating to consensual acts between adults
वयस्कों के बीच सहमति से किये गये कृत्यों से संबंधित

None of the above
इनमे से कोई भी नहीं

In the 2018 landmark case, the Supreme Court ruled:

Consensual sexual acts between adults (same-sex or otherwise) are NOT a crime.
But non-consensual acts, and acts with minors or animals, remain punishable under Section 377.

Hence, only the part criminalizing consensual adult same-sex relations was struck down, decriminalizing homosexuality in India.

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