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Supreme Court on marital rape: Will striking down immunity to husbands create a new offence?

Oct 19, 2024, at 06:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday raised a question on whether striking down immunity given to husbands in the marital rape cases will create a new offence, media reports said.

'No need to criminalise marital rape': Centre tells Supreme Court

Oct 04, 2024, at 02:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Thursday told the Supreme Court that marital rape should not be criminalised as there are other "suitably designed punitive measures".

Criminalisation of marital rape pleas: SC seeks Centre's reply by Feb 15

Jan 17, 2023, at 01:05 am

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response by Feb 15 on a bunch of petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape, as the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for the Union of India said that apart from legal, the matter would have social repercussions..

Marital rape split verdict challenged in Supreme Court

May 17, 2022, at 06:26 pm

New Delhi/UNI: A petition was moved in the Supreme Court Tuesday challenging a Delhi High Court's split verdict on the criminalisation of marital rape.

Delhi High Court to pronounce its decision on marital rape today

May 11, 2022, at 05:28 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court will Wednesday deliver its judgement hearing a batch of pleas regarding marital rape.

Marriage no license to 'unleash brutal beast': Karnataka HC on marital rape

Mar 24, 2022, at 02:28 am

Bengaluru/IBNS: In a landmark ruling, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said marriage is no license to "unleash a brutal beast" as it allowed framing of rape charges against a husband accused of forcing his wife to be a "sex slave".

'Trishanku' Centre delays verdict on marital rape

Feb 22, 2022, at 06:14 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court will soon pronounce a historic judgement on a 150-year-old provision in Indian criminal law that has been protecting husbands from rape charges.

Delhi HC questions how dignity of married women remains unaffected by marital rape

Jan 12, 2022, at 07:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court has raised a question on how the dignity of a married woman remains unaffected by marital rape, addressing a serious potboiling social topic, media reports said.

Sex with wife below 18 years to be deemed as rape, says Indian apex court

Oct 11, 2017, at 05:17 pm

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that sexual intercourse between a husband and his underage wife (below 18 years) will be considered as rape, provided the latter files a complaint within one year of the incident taking place, reports said.

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