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Enactment of Section 377

When: 6 October 1860
Where: Calcutta, India (named-locality qualifier; no passage states the physical site of the legislative act)
Part of: Section 377 enacted in the British Indian Penal Code

The Indian Penal Code, including Section 377, was passed into law on 6 October 1860 after revision by Barnes Peacock.

The draft prepared by the First Law Commission was revised by Barnes Peacock and members of the Legislative Council. It was passed into law on 6 October 1860. Macaulay had died in 1859, so he did not see the code come into force.

Sources

Indian Penal Code Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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