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Kala   09 October 2018

IPC 497

My friend was facing a court case as adulterer which was registered in court on may 2016. He is not summoned till now. Now what is effect of Supreme Court judgement of abolish IPC 497 on him. Does the case will continue or dismissed.


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Sidharth Nair   10 October 2018

The matter will be dimissed as a Adultry is no longer an criminal offence but a civil one. He is still liable to be divorced if found guilty.


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