IPC Section 377

Indian Penal Code

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IPCChapter XVI

S. 377

Unnatural offences

Description

Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.1

1 This Section was partly struck down by Supreme Court of India on 06 Sep 2018, to the extent of decriminalizing same-sex relations between consenting adults. (Navtej Singh Johar vs. Union of India)

...More in Chapter XVI

Classification u/schedule 1 CrPC

Offence

Punishment

Unnatural offences

Imprisonment for Life or 10 Years + Fine

Cognizance

Bail

Triable By

Cognizable

Non-Bailable

Magistrate First Class

Composition u/s 320 CrPC

Offence is NOT listed under Compoundable Offences

By Raman Devgan
Updated: 31 Oct 2022
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