Landmark case · Law Relating to Women · Semester 6
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
(2019) 3 SCC 39 · Supreme Court of India
Section 497 IPC (adultery) was struck down as unconstitutional.
From topic
Personal law reform: talaq, adultery and temple entry — Unit V, Law Relating to Women.
Related sections:
- Constitution of India, 14–15 — Equality and non-discrimination
- Constitution of India, 25 — Freedom of religion subject to other fundamental rights
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, 3–4 — Talaq void and offence
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 63 Exception 2 — Marital-rape exception (read with Independent Thought)