It was made by the British rulers in 1861. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_377_of_the_Indian_Penal_Code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_377_of_t

It was made by the British rulers in 1861. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_377_of_the_Indian_Penal_Code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_377_of_the_Indian_Pena... Sadly, while the British have since got rid of the prudery, it continues here. The government in power is keen to have the Supreme court strike it down, to avoid any voting backlash from the conservative population. While one of the courts did strike it down, the Supreme Court later put the ball back into the Parliament's court, saying that only the Parliament can use its legislative powers to get rid of the law. Thankfully, there have been very few convictions under the law, but it has been used for harassment of some people.