While the petitioners have been arguing for the de-criminalisation of Section 377, hoping it will be a gateway to further civil rights – as The Wire has reported – the government and those supporting Section 377 appear to think de-criminalisation will be a gateway for “perversion”.
While these lawyers showed up on the third day, the government, from the very first day, has also been apprehensive about some of the same issues – though not as vocally. They all wanted to address the judges about what manner of “perversions” could surface if the court agreed to let adult Indians express their sexuality, choose their sexual partners and choose their manner of sex. They brought petitions and petitioners and claimed to want to intervene in the ongoing proceedings on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, with opposing arguments. New Delhi: A motley crew of lawyers arrived post-lunch at the Supreme Court on Thursday.
