Section 377 IPC - Navtej Singh Johar Vs. Union of India [Supreme Court of India, 06-09-2018] Contents
Penal Code, 1860 - Section 377 - The Constitution – an organic charter of progressive rights - Transformative constitutionalism and the rights of LGBT community - Constitutional morality and Section 377 IPC - Perspective of human dignity - Sexual orientation - Privacy and its concomitant aspects - Doctrine of progressive realization of rights - International perspective - Other Courts / Jurisdictions - Comparative analysis of Section 375 and Section 377 IPC - The litmus test for survival of Section 377 IPC.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
(Dipak Misra, CJI) (R.F. Nariman, J.) (A.M. Khanwilkar, J.) (Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J.) (Indu Malhotra, J.)
September 6, 2018
(Dipak Misra, CJI) (R.F. Nariman, J.) (A.M. Khanwilkar, J.) (Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J.) (Indu Malhotra, J.)
September 6, 2018
WRIT
PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 76 OF 2016
NAVTEJ
SINGH JOHAR & ORS. …Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
UNION
OF INDIA THR. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE …Respondent(s)
WITH
WRIT
PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 572 OF 2016
WRIT
PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 88 OF 2018
WRIT
PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 100 OF 2018
WRIT
PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 101 OF 2018
WRIT
PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 121 OF 2018
J U
D G M E N T
Dipak Misra, CJI (for himself and A.M. Khanwilkar, J.)
C O
N T E N T S
S.No(s)
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Heading
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Page
No(s)
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A.
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3-11
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B.
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11-15
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C.
|
Submissions
on behalf of the petitioners
|
15-30
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D.
|
Submissions
on behalf of the respondents and other intervenors
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31-44
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E.
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Decisions
in Naz Foundation and Suresh Koushal
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45-48
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F.
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Other
judicial pronouncements on Section 377 IPC
|
48-57
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G.
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The
Constitution – an organic charter of progressive rights
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57-64
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H.
|
Transformative
constitutionalism and the rights of LGBT community
|
65-74
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I.
|
Constitutional
morality and Section 377 IPC
|
74-81
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J.
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Perspective
of human dignity
|
81-89
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K.
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Sexual
orientation
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89-96
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L.
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Privacy
and its concomitant aspects
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96-111
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M.
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Doctrine
of progressive realization of rights
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111-118
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N.
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International
perspective
|
118
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(i)
United States
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118-122
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(ii)
Canada
|
123-125
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(iii)
South Africa
|
125
|
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(iv)
United Kingdom
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126-127
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(v)
Other Courts / Jurisdictions
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127-129
|
|
O.
|
Comparative
analysis of Section 375 and Section 377 IPC
|
129-140
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P.
|
The
litmus test for survival of Section 377 IPC
|
140-156
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Q.
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Conclusions
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156-166
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