The Supreme Court judgement referred to the list of countries where adultery is a crime and where it is not:
COUNTRIES WHERE ADULTERY IS A CRIME:
* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* Indonesia
* Iran
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* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* United Arab Emirates
* Some states of the United States of America
* Algeria
* Democratic Republic of Congo
* Egypt
* Morocco
* Some parts of Nigeria
COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE DONE AWAY WITH ADULTERY AS CRIME:
* People's Republic of China
* Japan
* Brazil
* New Zealand
* Australia
* Scotland
* Netherlands
* Denmark
* Germany
* Austria
* Republic of Ireland
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Jamaica
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Seychelles
* South Korea
* Guatemala
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