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

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)	Heading	Page No(s)
A.	Introduction	3-11
B.	The Reference	11-15
C.	Submissions on behalf of the petitioners	15-30
D.	Submissions on behalf of the respondents and other intervenors	31-44
E.	Decisions in Naz Foundation and Suresh Koushal	45-48
F.	Other judicial pronouncements on Section 377 IPC	48-57
G.	The Constitution – an organic charter of progressive rights	57-64
H.	Transformative constitutionalism and the rights of LGBT community	65-74
I.	Constitutional morality and Section 377 IPC	74-81
J.	Perspective of human dignity	81-89
K.	Sexual orientation	89-96
L.	Privacy and its concomitant aspects	96-111
M.	Doctrine of progressive realization of rights	111-118
N.	International perspective	118
	(i) United States	118-122
	(ii) Canada	123-125
	(iii) South Africa	125
	(iv) United Kingdom	126-127
	(v) Other Courts / Jurisdictions	127-129
O.	Comparative analysis of Section 375 and Section 377 IPC	129-140
P.	The litmus test for survival of Section 377 IPC	140-156
Q.	Conclusions	156-166