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Delhi High Court legalises homosexuality
In a historic judgement, the Delhi High Court Thursday decriminalised homosexuality by striking down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
A bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar said that if not amended, section 377 of the IPC would violate Article 21 of the Indian constitution, which states that every citizen has equal opportunity of life and is equal before law.
Section 377, a law from the British Raj era, says homosexuality and "unnatural sex" is a criminal act.
Last updated on Jul 2nd, 2009 at 10:57 am IST--IANS
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