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  • Adultery Is No Longer A Crime, Court Says

    Adultery Is No Longer A Crime, Court Says

    Adultery is no longer a crime, India’s top court ruled on Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail term, unconstitutional and discriminatory against women. It was the second legal decision this month reflecting a more liberal outlook in Indian society with the Supreme Court having on September 6 scrapped a ban…