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6. Gay Sex Verdict in India-

The Supreme Court recently held that consensual sex between adults of the same gender as a criminal offence. This leaves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community dejected. As scores from the community came out on the streets to protest the verdict, the government indicated they will take the legislative route on decriminalization of same gender sexual relations.
Setting aside a Delhi High Court verdict of 2009 that decriminalized sexual relations between people of the same sex, Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice S.J. Mukhopadhayay said: "We hold that Section 377 IPC does not suffer from the vice of unconstitutionality and the declaration made by the division bench of the high court is legally unsustainable," reports IANS.
The section holds that same-gender sexual relationship is against the order of nature and an offence entailing imprisonment up to life sentence.

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