Description

Prepared for Webinar on Handbook on Decriminalisation of Section 377 Dated May 24, 2020 by LawEscort.in.

INDEX

• HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF SECTION 377 6
• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF  SECTION 377: THE BRITISH HISTORY 7
  • The Buggery Act of 1533 9
  • Offences against the Person Act 1861 10
  • Sexual Offences Act 1967 10
• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SECTION 377: THE INDIAN HISTORY 11
• THE INDIAN STATE, JUDICIARY AND  SECTION 377 12
• IMPLICATIONS OF SECTION 377 OF IPC 14
  • Constitutional Rights 15
• CHALLENGES TO SECTION
• 377: REASONS FOR EMERGENCE OF CHALLENGES 17
  • The Legal Battle Against Section 377 19
  • In November-December 1991 19
  • In May 1994 19
  • In December 2001 20
• GROUNDS OF CHALLENGE 21
• LIMITATIONS OF THE PIL 22
• JUDICIAL AND STATE RESPONSE 23
• WINDS OF CHANGE: TOWARDS
• EQUALITY 25
• LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA’S RECOMMENDATIONS 25
• DECISION OF THE DELHI HIGH COURT 26
  • Civil Rights 32
  • Social challenges 33
  • The Road Ahead: Same sex Marriage,
  • Procreation and Adoptive Rights 34
• Conclusion