Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code
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Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was a colonial-era criminal law provision that broadly penalized “unnatural offences,” including consensual same-sex sexual acts, until it was read down by the Supreme Court of India in 2018.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code Context triple: [Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India, legalProvisionInvolved, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code]
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Section 375
Section 375 is a 2019 Indian courtroom drama film that critically examines the complexities of rape laws and consent within the legal system.
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Article 312A
Article 312A is a provision in the Constitution of India that deals with special rules and protections regarding the service conditions of certain civil servants, particularly in the context of reorganization of states and related administrative changes.
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Indian Penal Code
The Indian Penal Code is the primary criminal code of India, defining offenses and prescribing punishments applicable throughout the country.
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Immorality Act
The Immorality Act was a key apartheid-era South African law that criminalized sexual relations between people classified as belonging to different racial groups.
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E.
Article 239B
Article 239B is a provision in the Constitution of India that empowers the President to make ordinances for certain Union territories when their legislatures are not in session or do not exist.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code Target entity description: Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was a colonial-era criminal law provision that broadly penalized “unnatural offences,” including consensual same-sex sexual acts, until it was read down by the Supreme Court of India in 2018.
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A.
Section 375
Section 375 is a 2019 Indian courtroom drama film that critically examines the complexities of rape laws and consent within the legal system.
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B.
Article 312A
Article 312A is a provision in the Constitution of India that deals with special rules and protections regarding the service conditions of certain civil servants, particularly in the context of reorganization of states and related administrative changes.
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C.
Indian Penal Code
The Indian Penal Code is the primary criminal code of India, defining offenses and prescribing punishments applicable throughout the country.
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D.
Immorality Act
The Immorality Act was a key apartheid-era South African law that criminalized sexual relations between people classified as belonging to different racial groups.
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E.
Article 239B
Article 239B is a provision in the Constitution of India that empowers the President to make ordinances for certain Union territories when their legislatures are not in session or do not exist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India
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legalProvisionInvolved
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Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code
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