Supreme Court of India
Joseph Shine v. Union of India
(2018) 2 SCC 189
- Decision date
- 2018
- Text availability
- Summary or case record only
- Bench
- 5-Judge Bench
Source: landmark_precedents seed
Principle
Section 497 IPC (adultery) struck down as manifestly arbitrary and discriminatory against women under Articles 14 and 15, rejecting patriarchal notions of female subservience and ownership.
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Judgment text
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