Jan 08, 2018 17:36:45 (IST)
- Under the law, those convicted under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code face up to 10 years in jail.
- The Supreme Court noted that "choice can't be allowed to cross the boundaries of law but the confines of law can't trample or curtail the inherent right embedded in an individual under Article 21, the right to life and liberty."
- Gay rights activists across the country exulted over the Supreme Court ruling that said "societal morality changes from age to age. Law copes with life and accordingly change takes place".
- The "section of people who exercise their choice should never remain in a state of fear", said the judges.