Marital Rape
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Rape is rape, even if committed by husband, says Gujarat High Court
The bench observed that there is a need to change the social attitudes trivialises and normalise offences like sexual harassment.
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Karnataka supports prosecution of man accused of raping his wife in case before Supreme Court
The BJP government’s stand differs from the Centre’s view which has opposed the criminalisation of marital rape on multiple occasions.
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Marital rape: Supreme Court seeks Centre’s stand on appeals against Delhi HC’s split verdict
The court agreed to hear the case in February 2023 and clubbed all pending matters to criminalise marital rape.
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The man sexually assaulted the wife in front of their daughter and threatened to beat up the child, according to her complaint.
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Marital rape: Plea filed in Supreme Court against Delhi HC split verdict
The High Court did not pass a clear judgement on petitions seeking to do away with a provision that decriminalises forceful sexual intercourse by husbands.
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Explainer: Marital rape split verdict reflects two different ideas of marriage and women’s rights
One judge held that the marital rape exception is unconstitutional. The other maintained that marriage carried the ‘legitimate expectation of sex’.
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‘Disagreements in marriage natural, may extend to bedroom’: Judge who refused to outlaw marital rape
Justice C Hari Shankar disagreed with Justice Rajiv Shakdher to make marital rape a crime.
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Delhi High Court passes split verdict on criminalisation of marital rape
Justice Hari Shankar said he does not agree with Justice Rajiv Shakdher that Exception 2 in the rape law is unconstitutional.
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Delhi HC to pass verdict on criminalisation of marital rape on Wednesday
The court had reserved its judgement on February 21 on a batch of pleas seeking to remove an exception in the law that decriminalises marital rape.
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‘Rape is rape’: Karnataka HC refuses to drop charges against man accused of assaulting his wife
The court held that brutal acts of sexual assault by the husband without his wife’s consent amounted to rape.
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Delhi High Court reserves verdict on criminalising marital rape
The court refused to defer the hearing after the Centre said it was waiting for response from state governments and other stakeholders on the matter.
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Marital rape: Centre seeks to defer hearing, says matter has ‘far-reaching socio-legal implications’
The government also told the Delhi High Court that the case needed a comprehensive approach rather than just a strictly legal view.
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