Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of law prohibiting unnatural carnal knowledge

In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, July 24, the Supreme Court declared that the law prohibiting unnatural carnal knowledge, including anal sex, is constitutional. A seven-member panel, presided over by Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, dismissed a writ challenging the constitutionality of Section 104 (1) (b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 196 .