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      Question

      Adultery under IPC

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      A Not punishable Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Punishable with fine Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Punishable with imprisonment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Punishable with both fine and imprisonment Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code was a section dealing with adultery. Only a man who had consensual sexual intercourse with the wife of another man without his consent could have been punished under this offence in India. The law became defunct on 27 September 2018 by a judgement of the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court called the law unconstitutional because it treats a husband as the sole master.

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