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sushilkumarprem edited an entry in India.
"Equal Age of Consent since decriminalization."
Equal age of consent: Equal from Apr 2, 2013 to now.
The age of consent for both was raised to 18 in 2013
sushilkumarprem edited an entry in India.
"The first Supreme Court ruling for unregistered cohabitation (the same case where they denied Marriage Equality)"
Same-sex marriage: Unregistered cohabitation from Aug 16, 2022 to now.
Indian LGBTQ couples are able to obtain some limited rights as a live-in couple. The August 2022 Supreme Court decision Deepika Singh v. Central Administrative Tribunal widened the definition of…
sushilkumarprem created an entry in India.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from Jan 1, 1862 to Jul 2, 2009.
The Indian Penal Code was enacted by the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature during British direct rule in India. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalized same-sex sexual acts and…
Sources: Indian Penal Code, Act No 45 of 1860 [indiacode.nic.in/handle/123…
sushilkumarprem created an entry in India.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from Jan 1, 1862 to Jul 2, 2009.
The Indian Penal Code was enacted by the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature during British direct rule in India. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalized same-sex sexual acts and…
Sources: Indian Penal Code, Act No 45 of 1860 [indiacode.nic.in/handle/123…
sushilkumarprem edited an entry in India.
"Added court name to sources"
Homosexual activity: Legal from Jul 2, 2009 to Jul 30, 2016.
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sushilkumarprem edited an entry in India.
"Improved grammatical correctness"
Homosexual activity: Legal from Jul 2, 2009 to Dec 10, 2013.
Case law overriding Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code
sushilkumarprem edited an entry in India.
"Added Bench Size as it affects the stare decisis in India"
Homosexual activity: Legal from Sep 6, 2018 to now.
In the Supreme Court case of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, a five-judge Constitutional Bench overturned the Supreme Court's decision in Suresh Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation and…
Sources: Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018) 2018 INSC 790 (India) [web.archive.org/web/2020070…//main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2016/14961/14961_2016_Judgement_06-Sep-2018.pdf]
sushilkumarprem edited an entry in India.
"Improved grammatical correctness"
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from Dec 11, 2013 to now.
The Delhi High Court ruling, IPC 377, was overruled by the Supreme Court of India. Sexual intercourse between two people of the same sex is illegal, being punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment.
sushilkumarprem edited an entry in India.
"Removed relative dates and added citation to court case."
Homosexual activity: Legal from Sep 6, 2018 to now.
The Supreme Court of India, ruling in the case of Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, decriminalized homosexuality by striking down the provisions of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that…
Sources: Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018) 2018 INSC 790 (India) [web.archive.org/web/2020070…//main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2016/14961/14961_2016_Judgement_06-Sep-2018.pdf]
sushilkumarprem edited an entry in India.
"Added link to the official Act and updated the date. "
Right to change legal gender: Legal, but requires surgery from Jan 10, 2020 to now.
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 allows for transgender individuals who have had sex reassignment surgery to change their legal gender from male to female and vice versa. An…

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