Supreme Court To Revisit 2013 Verdict Criminalising Gay Sex

The court today said the decision needs to be reconsidered because of constitutional issues.

All India | | Updated: January 08, 2018 13:26 IST
Supreme Court To Revisit 2013 Verdict Criminalising Gay Sex

Section 377 is a law that criminalises what was once seen as unnatural sex.

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court will revisit its 2013 decision that gay sex in India is a crime. The court today referred the subject to a larger bench.

In 2013, the court had cancelled a high court order that had decriminalized homosexuality by overturning a colonial-era law. 

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The court today said the decision needs to be reconsidered because of constitutional issues. "We think it appropriate to send this issue to a larger bench," the court said. 

"Sex between two consenting adults can be crime and it needs to be debated," said the top court.