State PCS PYQPrelims 2018

UPPCS · Question 79

Supreme Court's judgement regarding homosexuality is related to which of the following?

  1. Section 377 of IPC
  2. Article 377 of the Indian Constitution
  3. Article 277 of the Indian Constitution
  4. None of the above
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Answer: (A) Section 377 of IPC

Explanation

In Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (6 Sept 2018) the Supreme Court decriminalised consensual homosexual acts by reading down Section 377 of the IPC.