Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 247 · Decided 28 April 2010
S. Khushboo v. Kanniammal and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 247 · [2010] 5 S.C.R. 322
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 913/2010
- Decided
- 28 April 2010
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, DEEPAK VERMA, B.S. CHAUHAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 292, 499, 500, 505, 509; CrPC Section 482, 199; Constitution Article 482, 19(1)(a)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss.292, 499, 500, 505, 509 - C Defamation, obscenity, indecent representation of women and incitement - Survey conducted by news magazine on the subject of sexual habits of people residing in bigger cities of India - Magazine gathered and published views expressed by of appellant - Appellant D expressed her opinion regarding the increasing incidence of pre-marital sex especially in the context of live~in relationship and need for its societal acceptance - Numerous criminal complaints filed in several places against the appellant under /PC and Indecent
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)