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The top court said its 2018 judgment striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code was not concerned with the provisions of the armed forces Acts.

Centre Moves SC to Keep Adultery as a Crime in the Armed Forces In September 2018, the apex court had declared Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code – that makes adultery a punishable offence for men – unconstitutional and struck it down. A file photo of the Supreme Court of India. Photo: PTI Women13/Jan/2021 New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday moved a plea seeking a clarification on an earlier Supreme Court order decriminalising adultery, with the intention of retaining adultery as a c...