<Dt> Unnatural Offences - Section 377 </Dt> <P> Whoever, voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment of life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten Years, and shall also be liable to fine . </P> <P> Explanation - Penetration is sufficient to constitute the carnal intercourse necessary to the offence described in this section . </P> <Ul> <Li> Section 377 The Delhi High Court on 2 July 2009 gave a liberal interpretation to this section and laid down that this section cannot be used to punish an act of consensual sexual intercourse between two same sex individuals . </Li> <Li> On December 11, 2013, Supreme Court of India over-ruled the judgment given by Delhi High court in 2009 and clarified that "Section 377, which holds same - sex relations unnatural, does not suffer from unconstitutionality". The Bench said: "We hold that Section 377 does not suffer from...unconstitutionality and the declaration made by the Division Bench of the High Court is legally unsustainable ." It, however, said: "Notwithstanding this verdict, the competent legislature shall be free to consider the desirability and propriety of deleting Section 377 from the statute book or amend it as per the suggestion made by Attorney - General G.E. Vahanvati ." </Li> </Ul>

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