India's top court to re-examine gay rights law amid decriminalisaiton move

India's top court has said it will re-examine its earlier decision upholding a colonial-era law that makes homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

India's chief justice Dipak Misra and two other judges said a larger group of judges would reconsider the law following a petition filed by five people who say they are living in fear of being prosecuted.