What's the difference between an adulterer and an adulteress? Nothing, other than their gender! In India though until 2018, adultery laws treated men and women differently. And it took a PIL to strike this down. This episode looks at Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and why women were thought to be passive partners in adultery. The Longest Constitution takes a quick look at the sexism within Section 497 and why overhauling unfair laws is upto the citizens of this country.

Section 497 (IPC)Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution of India ( https://indiankanoon.org/doc/921415/ )
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