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Hearings in the Supreme Court kicked off today, on the de-criminalisation of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
Section 377 criminalises “unnatural sex,” which is essentially anything that is not sex between a man and a woman, and of the penile-vaginal variety.
However, even today, the Union of India has not filed any reply in court stating their position on the matter. No religious groups have filed objections to the petitions seeking de-criminalisation either.
As such, the case is effectively proceeding without any opposition at all.
The stand of the Centre has taken
