Entry #2841: Homosexual activity in India

Original entry by Ausyk (Jul 30, 2016)

Region	India
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Legal
Start Date	Sep 6, 2018
End Date	now
Description	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on July 17, 2018. Might be legal in Oct 2018. Section 377 of the Indian Criminal Code is being rewritten. The ban just got struck down today.
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2018/09/06

31 Revisions

31. Revision #13285 (Sep 8, 2018 by danlev)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
Start Date	2018-09-06	2013-12-11
End Date	9999-12-12	2018-09-06

30. Revision #13034 (Sep 6, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report https://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights/2018/09/06	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report https://t.co/SJaXRWTugR

29. Revision #13033 (Sep 6, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on July 17, 2018. Might be legal in Oct 2018. Section 377 of the Indian Criminal Code is being rewritten. The ban just got struck down today.	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on July 17, 2018. Might be legal in Oct 2018. Section 377 of the Indian Criminal Code is being rewritten.
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report https://t.co/SJaXRWTugR	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report

28. Revision #12825 (Sep 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-09-06	2018-08-20

27. Revision #12180 (Aug 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-20	2018-08-01

26. Revision #12012 (Aug 15, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on July 17, 2018. Might be legal in Oct 2018. Section 377 of the Indian Criminal Code is being rewritten.	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on July 17, 2018. Might be legal in Oct 2018.

25. Revision #11283 (Aug 1, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-01	2018-07-18

24. Revision #10806 (Jul 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on July 17, 2018. Might be legal in Oct 2018.	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on July 17, 2018. Might be completely legal in Oct 2018.

23. Revision #10430 (Jul 18, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-18	2018-07-17
Note	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on July 17, 2018. Might be completely legal in Oct 2018.	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

22. Revision #10384 (Jul 17, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Just got ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.	Just got ruled unconstitutional.

21. Revision #10381 (Jul 17, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Legal	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
End Date	2018-07-17	2018-07-14
Note	Just got ruled unconstitutional.	10 years to life in prison and fines. Not enforced. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. under review by Indian High Court on July 10, 2018. Parliament said July 11, 2018 they will do what ever the supreme court decides. Supreme court hinted at legalization.

20. Revision #10264 (Jul 14, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-14	2018-07-11
Note	10 years to life in prison and fines. Not enforced. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. under review by Indian High Court on July 10, 2018. Parliament said July 11, 2018 they will do what ever the supreme court decides. Supreme court hinted at legalization.	10 years to life in prison and fines. Not enforced. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. under review by Indian High Court on July 10, 2018. Parliament said July 11, 2018 they will do what ever the supreme court decides.

19. Revision #9939 (Jul 11, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-11	2018-07-10
Note	10 years to life in prison and fines. Not enforced. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. under review by Indian High Court on July 10, 2018. Parliament said July 11, 2018 they will do what ever the supreme court decides.	10 years to life in prison and fines. Not enforced. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. under review by Indian High Court on July 10, 2018.

18. Revision #9922 (Jul 10, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-10	2018-07-06
Note	10 years to life in prison and fines. Not enforced. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. under review by Indian High Court on July 10, 2018.	10 years to life in prison and fines. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. under review by INdian High Court on July 10, 2018.

17. Revision #9727 (Jul 7, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	10 years to life in prison and fines. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. under review by INdian High Court on July 10, 2018.	10 years to life in prison and fines. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. Court Decision pending.

16. Revision #9678 (Jul 6, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-06	2018-06-22

15. Revision #9207 (Jun 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	10 years to life in prison and fines. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. Court Decision pending.	10 years to life in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. Court Decision pending.

14. Revision #9206 (Jun 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-22	2018-06-14
Note	10 years to life in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. Court Decision pending.	8-14 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. Court Decision pending.

13. Revision #8666 (Jun 14, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-14	2018-06-02

12. Revision #8131 (Jun 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-02	2018-05-31
Note	8-14 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. Court Decision pending.	8-14 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. The court decision will be reviled on May 1, 2018.

11. Revision #7997 (May 31, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-05-31	2018-04-28

10. Revision #7677 (Apr 28, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-28	2018-04-14
Note	8-14 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized. The court decision will be reviled on May 1, 2018.	8-14 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized.

9. Revision #7483 (Apr 14, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-14	2018-02-03
Note	8-14 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377. The prince of India is trying to get this decriminalized.	8-14 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377.

8. Revision #5696 (Feb 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-03	2018-01-18
Note	8-14 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377.	10 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377.
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report	No

7. Revision #5462 (Jan 19, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-01-18	2018-01-15
Note	10 years in prison. Indian Supreme Court is reviewing legality of Section 377.	10 years in prison.

6. Revision #5436 (Jan 16, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-01-15	2017-09-28

5. Revision #3688 (Sep 28, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-09-28	2017-08-10

4. Revision #2689 (Aug 10, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-08-10	2017-03-06
Note	10 years in prison.	10 years to life in prison.
Sources	No	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

3. Revision #2464 (Mar 6, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-03-06	2017-02-14
Sources	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/	No

2. Revision #2263 (Feb 14, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Start Date	2013-12-11	2009-07-02

1. Revision #2262 (Feb 14, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Legal
End Date	2017-02-14	2016-07-30
Note	10 years to life in prison.	No
Sources	No	http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/asia/india

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Entry #2841: Homosexual activity in India

Original entry by Ausyk (Jul 30, 2016)

31 Revisions

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