Adultery and the Indian law

Tanuj Kanchan; K. R. Nagesh

Adultery and the Indian law

Tanuj Kanchan^*
, K. R. Nagesh

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Adultery shows a conflict between social pressure and individual struggle for happiness. Adulterers have always suffered from society's disapproving attitude towards them. In India, adultery is criminalized under Section 497 IPC. As per criminal law in India, offence of adultery is directed only at the 'outsider' who violated the sanctity of the matrimonial home when the outsider is a man. Thus it amounts to gender based discrimination in law. In our opinion, continuance of this law in present day, demands extensive reforms and amendments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-29
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Legal Medicine
Volume	10
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2008
Externally published	Yes

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Toxicology

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Adultery and the Indian law

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