QUOTE In Indian law, adultery is defined as sex between a man and a woman without the consent of the woman's husband. The man is prosecutable and can be sentenced for up to five years (even if he himself was unmarried) whereas the married woman cannot be jailed. Men have called the law gender discrimination in that women cannot be prosecuted for adultery and the National Commission of Women has criticised the British era law of being anti-feminist as it treats women as the property of their husbands and has consequentially recommended deletion of the law or reducing it to a civil offense. The Government is yet to act. Extramarital sex without the consent of one’s partner can be a valid grounds for monetary penalty on government employees, as ruled by the Central Administrative Tribunal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery#Asia ENDQUOTE BTW, Rico does this law apply to former tourism minister and present Nuvem MLA Francisco Xavier (alias Mickky) Pacheco or not? Why are politicians above the law? Is the case against him withdrawn by the present Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar or are the police, whoa are still inquiring into the case, deliberately adopting delaying tactics as Pacheco now supports the state BJP government? Why are the women's rights groups in Goa silent on thsi grave matter when the politician has publicly flouted his maritial status? GARY
