Adultery not a crime: Supreme Court scraps 150-year-old law
The Supreme Court today struck down the 150-year-old law which penalises adultery, ruling the law is unconstitutional. "There cannot be a shadow of doubt that it's a ground for divorce but it can't be a crime," Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said while reading out the verdict. "Adultery's arbitrary and it offends the dignity of a woman," he added.