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July 17, 2018
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Section 377 special
With the hearings challenging Section 377, entering their second week we have a special episode for you. In today’s episode we talk to lawyers and petitioner challenging 377 which, among other things, criminalises consensual homosexual sex. First, Danish Sheik, a queer rights lawyer, theater practitioner and assistant professor joins us to detail what legal aspects are being brought up in court. Next, Debottam Saha, who is one of the petitioners, talks to us about why there is a need for legal recourse and what repealing 377 would do for the community. Last, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided not to contest if the Supreme Court scraps Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
Section 377 specialWith the hearings challenging Section 377, entering their second week we have a special episode for you. In today's episode we talk to lawyers and petitioner challenging 377 which, among other things, criminalises consensual homosexual sex. First, Danish Sheik, a queer rights lawyer, theater practitioner and assistant professor joins us to detail what legal aspects are being brought up in court. Next, Debottam Saha, who is one of the petitioners, talks to us about why there is a need for legal recourse and what repealing 377 would do for the community. Last, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided not to contest if the Supreme Court scraps Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
