HC found the provision inconsistent with people's fundamental rights, equality before law and right to protection of law guaranteed by the constitution.
Indian Supreme Court turned down Delhi High Courts’ ruling which decriminalized sexual relation between persons belonging to same-sex. The issue raised on Section 377 (unnatural offenses) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which makes gay sex a criminal offense entailing punishment up to life term.
Uruguay has become the first nation to legalize the growing, sale, and smoking of marijuana after the country's Senate gave its final approval by 16 of 29 votes in favour of the legislation.
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Supreme Court has found Abdul Quader Molla guilty of murders and other war crimes, and ordered his execution, replacing his life sentence which was given by the International Crimes Tribunal. The top appeals court agreed with the prosecution plea for the death penalty with a 4-1 majority.
Four convicts in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape case were on Friday awarded the death penalty by a Delhi court which said the gravity of the offence cannot be tolerated.
