Question

Given below are a legal principle and a factual situation. Apply the given legal principle to the factual situation and select the most appropriate answer to the question given below:

Principle: Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished.

Factual Situation: Two adult men were found engaged in carnal intercourse by the police. The police arrested the man and produced them before the Court.

• A. Court will punish the police officer who arrested the man.
• B. Court will not punish the man for they were adults.
• C. Court will punish the men
• D. Court may be requested to declare the law unconstitutional.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Court will punish the men

Court will punish the men.

Section 377 of IPC tells about this principle. Carnal intercourse is a serious offence done with man, woman or animal. As both the adult mens are involved in the intercourse they are punishable by the court of law.