Saying that individual liberty is the soul of the constitution, Justice DY Chandrachud observed, 'Section 377 is a colonial legacy and it continued in the law book even after independence.' In image: Badges protesting against Section 377 of the India Penal Code (IPC), which criminalizes homosexuality, lie on a table in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. ( Photo | EPS/Melton Antony)