Looks like Indian Law Makers have nothing better to do. While most of our laws are archaic with bulk of them a legacy from the days of the Raj in their intent, content and language, the one they are trying to amend takes us back even further.
Having realized that it takes 2 to commit adultery the government is intent on passing a bill which will punish the women also for indulging in out of marriage relationship. Adultery will invoke criminal proceedings and term of up to 5 years.
First, by very definition the act is between 2 adults who are doing it on their own consent. It can result in a divorce, that is acceptable; but a criminal proceeding is like taking it back to the days of Manu. It is a socially unacceptable behavior and can cause considerable anguish to other people is agreed upon, but it being a criminal case simply doesn’t seem right. At best it can be a civil case where in it involves a breach of trust between a husband and wife.
With courts having such a huge back log and the Supreme Court chief justice not having enough time from his foreign trips do we need these added set of cases?
