In the Indian society morality in the way of life is highly respected. The legal provisions of the country are also made
keeping in view the importance of morality in the society .Thus the Indian Penal code considered Adultery as a criminal offence. Section 497 of the code provides that if a male commits sexual intercourse with a lady knowing fully that she is the wife of an other person, he can be prosecuted on the charges of adultery and may be liable for punishment with five years’ imprisonment. But some women
organizations recommended in the recent past to change the provision and include adultery within the category of civil offence .Their argument is that in an era of women liberation extra marital
relationship is a normal matter hence the husband of a lady cannot use the present penal section to restrict the wife from entering into such relationship. But such organizations did not make it clear why then adultery is going to be considered as a civil offence? If it is a normal matter neither it should be criminal offence, nor it should be a civil one.