Delhi HC asks Centre to decide plea against exclusion of penal provision for unnatural sex offence in BNS

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to address a plea against the exclusion of penal provisions for unnatural sex and sodomy from the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita. The court emphasized the urgency of the matter, asking the government to decide within six months. The petitioner argued this exclusion affects LGBTQ communities disproportionately.