As Supreme Court Legalises Homosexuality In Rest Of The India; Kashmir Is Left Out. Here’s Why

As the LGBT members raptured with pride in many cities of India following the Supreme Court’s judgment decriminalizing gay sex, their community in Jammu and Kashmir shared muted self-esteem. Reason: the apex court verdict is not applicable to the state.

The court’s verdict was in reference to section 377 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), which does not automatically get extended to the state of Jammu and Kashmir, governed by its own constitution and criminal law—Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).

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The RPC, framed on the lines of the IPC during the British colonial rule, also criminalizes sexual intercourse other than the one between heterosexuals, under its own section 377.

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