Adultery
Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code was a section dealing with adultery. Only a man whohad consensual sexual intercourse with the wife of another man without his consent could havebeen punished under this offense in India. The law became defunct on 27 September 2018 by ajudgment of the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court called the law unconstitutionalbecause it “treats a husband as…