The second event for the day (19th of October) was the Sophia Debate. Like other debates, Sophia debate is also a formal discussion regarding the subject matter, involving generally two or multiple people, one showing the positive side of the coin and the other showing the negative side of the coin. in the Sophia debate the topic of the debate were given to the participants on the spot. The topic was "STRIKING OUT OF IPC SECTION 497 IS MORALLY AND ETHICALLY CORRECT"
Adultery law in India is defined by the Indian Penal Code Section 497. The adultery law has come under the scanner of the judiciary several times in the past but the courts including the Supreme Court held Section 497 valid. But in the latest case, the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra called the adultery law "anti-women" while hearing a petition that challenged Section 497 for being anti-men and giving leverage to women.
IPC Section 497 states, "Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the offence of adultery."
The Supreme Court on August 2, said, "The law seems to be pro-women but is anti-women in a grave ostensible way. As if with the consent of the husband, wife can be subjected to someone else's desire. That's not Indian morality."
We at Sophia believe that voicing your opinion is as meaningful as having them, and hence, like every year, Sophia debate received good number of participation.
The judges of the event were Dr. Sonali Singh, Assistant Prof. od Political Science, Department of Arts, MUJ, and Dr. Shambhu Chaudhary, Department of Chemistry, MUJ.
Nikhil Singh from LNM Institute of Technology won the Sophia debate'19.
Adultery law in India is defined by the Indian Penal Code Section 497. The adultery law has come under the scanner of the judiciary several times in the past but the courts including the Supreme Court held Section 497 valid. But in the latest case, the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra called the adultery law "anti-women" while hearing a petition that challenged Section 497 for being anti-men and giving leverage to women.
IPC Section 497 states, "Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the offence of adultery."
The Supreme Court on August 2, said, "The law seems to be pro-women but is anti-women in a grave ostensible way. As if with the consent of the husband, wife can be subjected to someone else's desire. That's not Indian morality."
We at Sophia believe that voicing your opinion is as meaningful as having them, and hence, like every year, Sophia debate received good number of participation.
The judges of the event were Dr. Sonali Singh, Assistant Prof. od Political Science, Department of Arts, MUJ, and Dr. Shambhu Chaudhary, Department of Chemistry, MUJ.
Nikhil Singh from LNM Institute of Technology won the Sophia debate'19.
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| Nikhil Singh, 2nd year, B. Tech, LNMIT, Jaipur. (Middle), along with Dr. Prof. Anthony Savari Raj, and the organizers of the event. |
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