Team Blitz India
NEW DELH: The Modi Government has given the nod for the introduction of criminal law amendment bills to replace their pre-colonial predecessors.
However, the Cabinet reportedly disagreed with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on two points pertaining to adultery and homosexuality.
According to an NDTV report quoting sources, the Modi Government contends that acting on these two suggestions would go against the Supreme Court and its judgements. The Cabinet has turned down the Committee’s recommendations about reinstating adultery laws and refused to reintroduce and retain Section 377 of the IPC.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs had recently opined that it was necessary to reintroduce and retain Section 377 of the IPC as part of its effort towards gender-neutral offences. It also sought the return of generalised adultery laws in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
