Discussion
In which case the supreme court held that Section 377 IPC will continue to govern non-consensual sexual acts against adults, all acts of carnal intercourse against minors and acts of beastiality.
Answer: C
The case is Navtej Singh Johar and others Vs. U.O.I.
In Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India (2018), a five-judge Constitution Bench read down Section 377 IPC, holding it unconstitutional so far as it criminalised consensual sexual acts between adults in private. The Court said the section would continue to govern non-consensual acts against adults, all acts of carnal intercourse against minors, and acts of bestiality.
Naz Foundation (Delhi High Court, 2009) first read down the section; Suresh Kumar Koushal (2013) reversed it and restored the section in full; and NALSA (2014) recognised transgender persons as a third gender, without deciding Section 377.
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