Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with unnatural offences.
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Section 377 IPC - Unnatural offences
- Act
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Section
- 377 - Unnatural offences
IPC → new law: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| - | Omitted | Consensual acts were decriminalised in Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018); Section 377 was not carried into the BNS, leaving non-consensual acts against adult men without a specific equivalent provision. |
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