Joseph Shine v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 4898, is related to which of the following constitutional…
In Joseph Shine v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 4898, a five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court decriminalised consensual adultery (striking down former Section…
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Joseph Shine v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 4898, is related to which of the following constitutional holdings now reflected in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
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In Joseph Shine v. Union of India, AIR 2018 SC 4898, a five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court decriminalised consensual adultery (striking down former Section 497 IPC and Section 198(2) CrPC to that extent) as violative of Articles 14, 15, and 21 of the Constitution. In accordance with this judgment, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 does not criminalise adultery. The case did not concern the right to health or the right to food.
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