UP registered maximum gay sex cases under Sec 377 in 2016: NCRB
Uttar Pradesh topped the list of gay sex cases registered under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2015 and 2016, as per National Crime Records Bureau data. While 999 cases were registered in 2016, 239 cases were filed in 2015 in Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court scrapped parts of Section 377 that criminalised homosexuality on Thursday.