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.
Connected provisions and cases
Related judgments
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- Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) v. Union of India · (2024) 5 SCC 1 · 2024 · 1 shared provision
- Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India · (2018) 10 SCC 1 · 2018 · 1 shared provision
- Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India · (2017) 10 SCC 1 · 2017 · 1 shared provision
Judgment text
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