India finally ready to wake up to reality, controversial 150- year-old law that makes homosexuality a criminal offence about to be repealed
Kiran Chaube
Jun. 27, 2009

Believe it or not, homosexuality is a criminal offense in India. The British Capitalists one hundred fifty years back instituted the law. The world became humane and modern, India stayed behind with its Britain created archaic rules and regulations. Indian government has for the first time indicated it is willing to review a controversial 150- year-old law that makes homosexuality a criminal offence.

A meeting between the Home, Health and Law ministers is likely to be convened soon to discuss the issue of either completely repealing or amending section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which provides for 10 years imprisonment for “unnatural sex”. That includes homosexuality.

“The issue was being discussed in Ministry of Home Affairs and Health Ministry and it will come before the Law Ministry also,” said union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily. “The Home minister will convene a meeting of the three ministers soon.”

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