Supreme Court of India

S. Khushboo v. Kanniammal and Anr.

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Reported as [2010] 5 S.C.R. 322

Bench K.G. Balakrishnan, Deepak Verma and Dr. B.S. Chauhan JJ.

Decided 28 April 2010

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Penal Code, 1860: ss.292, 499, 500, 505, 509 - Defamation, obscenity, indecent representation of women and incitement - Survey conducted by news magazine on the subject of sexual habits of people residing in bigger cities of India - Magazine gathered and published views expressed by several individuals as a/so of appellant - Appellant expressed her opinion regarding the increasing incidence of pre-marital sex especially in the context of live~in relationship and need for its societal acceptance - Numerous criminal complaints filed in several places against the appellant under /PC and Indecent

Authorities it was built on

2009 Shakson Belthissor v. State of Kerala & Anr. cited by 4

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2022 X v. The Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department & Anr. relied on
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2016 Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors. relied on
2014 Aveek Sarkar & Anr. v. State of West Bengal & Ors. relied on
2013 C.B.I. v. Ashok Kumar Aggarwal & Anr. relied on
2012 Vijay Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors. relied on
2025 Shahed Kamal & Ors. v. M/s A. Surti Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. referred to
2024 Apoorva Arora & Anr. Etc. v. State (govt. of Nct of Delhi) & Anr. referred to
2023 Kaushal Kishor v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2018 Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice referred to
2015 Devi Das Ramachandra Tuljapurkar v. State of Maharashtra& Ors. referred to
2015 Shreya Singhal v. Union of India referred to
2013 Indra Sarma v. V.K.V. Sarma referred to

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