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NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR & ORS. (Petitioner(s)) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA THR. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Respondent(s)) insofar as Section 377 criminalises consensual sexual acts of adults (i.e. persons above the age of 18 years who are competent to consent) in private, is violative of Articles 14, 15,19, and 21 of the Constitution. It is, however, clarified that such consent must be free consent, which is completely voluntary in nature, and devoid of any duress or coercion. 6 September 2018 \| Judicial Body: India: Supreme Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Constitutional law - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Sexual and reproductive rights \| Countries: India
India: Break the cycle of impunity and torture in Punjab 20 January 2003 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country Reports
India: The battle against fear and discrimination: The impact of violence against women in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan 8 May 2001 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country Reports
India: Words into action: Recommendations for the prevention of torture 31 January 2001 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country Reports
India: Punitive use of preventive detention legislation in Jammu and Kashmir 16 May 2000 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country Reports
India: Persecuted for Challenging Injustice - Human Rights Defenders in India 26 April 2000 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country Reports
Broken People: Caste Violence Against India's "Untouchables" 1 April 1999 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country Reports
India: 'If they are dead, tell us' - "Disappearances" in Jammu and Kashmir 2 March 1999 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country Reports
Police Abuse and Killings of Street Children in India 1 November 1996 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country Reports
The Small Hands of Slavery: Bonded Child Labor in India 1 September 1996 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country Reports

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