Adultery should be made crime again: MPs' panel tells govt in report on Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita

Nov 15, 2023, at 01:51 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Adultery should be made a crime again to "protect the institution of marriage" which is "sacred", a parliamentary panel Tuesday recommended to the government in its report on the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, a bill tabled by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in September.

Kolkata man kills wife suspecting adultery, later surrenders to police

Jul 09, 2021, at 12:13 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A middle-aged man on Thursday reportedly killed his wife as he suspected her to be having an extra-marital affair and later surrendered to the local police in north Kolkata's Chitpur.

Indian Army cannot allow gay sex in forces: Army chief Rawat

Jan 10, 2019, at 03:16 pm

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IBNS) : In what could stir a controversy, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday said the force could not allow gays or adultery.  

Adultery can be grounds for divorce but not a crime: Supreme Court

Sep 27, 2018, at 12:35 pm

New Delhi, Sept 27 (IBNS): Scrapping the 158-year old law which was used to punish married men for having a sexual intercourse with a married woman without her husband's consent, the Supreme Court on Thursday said adultery can lead to divorce but cannot be considered as a criminal activity, media reports said.

Supreme Court begins hearing pleas seeking quashing of adultery law

Aug 02, 2018, at 11:36 am

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing to examine the constitutional validity of adultery law, media reports said.