ADULTERY CAN'T BE A CRIMINAL OFFENCE -SUPREME COURT:

              Adultery cant be a ciminal offence and the adultery law is also violote of privacy right to someone extent.A five judges constitutional bench of the Supreme court unanimously struck down section 497 of the IPC dealing with the offence of adultery headed by Chief Justice Depak Misra.

Here Are The Top Quotes From The Judges:

Cheif Justice Depak Misra and Justice Khanwilkar:

               * Adultery law is arbitrary, creates dent on the individuality of the Women.

               * There can be no shadow of doubt it can be ground for Divorce.

                * A man having extra martial relationship With a married women is no longer a criminal

offence.

Justice DY Chandrachud:

                * Section 497 deprives a womens of autonomy and diginity.

                 * A women loses her voice, autonomy after entering Marriage and manifest arbitrariness is writ large in section 497.

Justice Indhu Malhotra:

                  * Womens living under the shadow of husbands have gone.

                   * Section 497 institutionalises descrimination state can't interfere by funishing man alone.

Justice RF Nariman:

                    * Man Being the seducer and women beimg the victim no longer exists.

                    *A man having sex with a married woman is not a crime .

Justice DY Chandrachud Over-rules his Father's Verdict:

                      After 33 Years  Justice DY Chandrachud over-ruled the Verdict of his father Chief justice of india YV Chandrachud.

Country Where Adultery Is A Crime:

              Afghanistan,Pakistan,Nepal,Iran,Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Philippines,UAE,Some States of USA,Morocco,Maldives.

Country Where Adultery Is Not A Crime:

               Japan,Newzaland,China,Scotland,France, Germany,Australia,Bermuda,Jamica,Netherlands,
Denmark, Tobago,South korea, Republic of Ireland,Guatemala.