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Literature and law are separate branches of social science; literature tends toward creativity, narration, and description whereas law tends towards logic, reason, and clarity, but from time to time they are collided altering and impacting each other. This interdisciplinary study will focus on the role of literature in law and their influence on each other. The focus will be on the role literature plays in helping understand human conditions and its contribution to the evolvement of law. First, literature is a representation of society, it highlights the dark side of human existence which need to be worked upon, and law through literature can comprehend the real problem areas and make the required alterations. Second, literature can be a platform for a better understanding of judicial concepts, and regulations. Third, literature offers a model of rhetorical excellence for legal practice. The second section of the paper will discuss the judgment of section 377, legalising homosexuality, and giving identity to the LGBTQ community. The judegment was embellished by literary quotes emphasising the emotions, feelings, and struggles of the LGBTQ people. The literature in judgement made it more appealing and persuasive, triggering its emotional aspects of it. In this section, the focus will be on the help the literature provides in connecting law to society with emotions and not just rational courtroom jargon.