Section 497 Scrapped: A milestone towards Gender Equality

In a historic judgement delivered on 27th September, the five judge bench declared Section 497 of Indian Penal Code which deals with adultery as unconstitutional. The five judge bench comprised of Chief Justice Dipak Misra along with Justice A M Khanwilkar, Justice Nariman, Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Indu Malhotra. In a unanimous judgement, the apex court declared the 158 year old section as not only archaic but also undermining gender equality and treating women as…