The Unending Nightmare Of Section 377

On the intervening night of 3 and 4 November 2013, while the rest of the country geared up to celebrate Diwali, the lives of 14 individuals in Hassan, Karnataka turned upside down. The Karnataka Police charged these 14 health workers, who identified with the female gender, under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) — the largest arrest under the section in independent India.

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The Unending Nightmare Of Section 377

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