▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁sexual ▁orientation ▁and ▁gender ▁identity ', ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁v owed ▁to ▁rep el ▁the ▁colonial ▁era ▁law ▁criminal izing ▁hom osex ual ▁sex ▁during ▁its ▁periodic ▁review ▁of ▁government al ▁affairs . ▁ ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁cons ens ual ▁sex ▁between ▁adult s ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁pol iced ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁that ▁" im pos ing ▁cust od ial ▁sentences ▁would ▁be ▁in app ropri ate ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁imp ug ned ▁acts ▁were ▁between ▁consent ing ▁adult s " ▁even ▁when ▁mand ated ▁by ▁the ▁law , ▁thereby ▁leg ally ▁setting ▁the ▁law ▁d orm ant . ▁ ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁India ' s ▁ver dict ▁on ▁Section ▁ 3 7 7 ▁ ▁After ▁making ▁hom osex ual ity ▁illegal ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁proc laimed ▁by ▁a ▁ 5 - 0 ▁un anim ous ▁ver dict ▁hom osex ual ▁sex ▁between ▁consent ing ▁adult s ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁covered ▁under ▁Section ▁ 3 7 7 . ▁It ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁viol ated ▁the ▁L GB T ▁community ' s ▁right ▁to ▁equality , ▁dign ity ▁and ▁priv acy , ▁under ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁India , ▁which ▁drew ▁its ▁structure ▁from ▁various ▁western ▁countries ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Full ▁text ▁of ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Jud g ement ▁ ▁http :// times of ind ia . ind iat imes . com / re alt ime / sc _ dec riminal ises _