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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicSection 497

Topic: Section 497

Adultery may not be cause of unhappy marriage, can be result: Quotes from SC’s 497 ruling

The judgment delivered by Supreme Court was replete with observations that vindicated rights patriarchal societies have denied women for decades.

In the Indian Army, troops can still be punished for adultery

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Supreme Court’s balancing act on Aadhaar, and adultery law’s fall

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