Justice Chandrachud's judgment: A woman loses her voice, autonomy after entering marriage and manifest arbitrariness is writ large in Section 497.

Section 497 offends sexual freedom of women. Law deprives married women the agency of consent. and destroys and deprives women of dignity.

CJI and Justice Khanwilkar: We declare Sect 497 IPC and Sec 198 CrPC dealing with prosecution as unconstitutional.