Adultery verdict in Supreme Court Live Updates: Section 497 of IPC unconstitutional, adultery not a criminal offence, rules top court

Adultery verdict in Supreme Court Live Updates: The Supreme Court today struck down the 150-year-old penal law on adultery. Pronouncing its verdict on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Section 497 of Indian Penal Code, the top court in a majority verdict said "Section 497 is manifestly arbitrary, offends dignity of women."

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