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Marital rape, supreme court
Marital rape hearing starts, top court questions impact of criminalisation
If we strike down the marital rape exception, those acts will fall within the category of offences. Will we be creating a new offence, the court asked
Supreme Court Questions Revoking Husbands' Immunity in Marital Rape Case
The Supreme Court examines whether removing immunity for husbands in marital rape cases would create a new offense, sparking a national debate on legal reform.
Marital rape: Will striking down immunity to husbands create new offence, asks Supreme Court
A three-judge bench presided by CJI D Y Chandrachud and comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra began hearing petitions challenging the exception clause of Section 375 of the IPC, now BNS, under which sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his wife,
Supreme Court to Decide on Marital Rape Legality
The Supreme Court is reviewing the legality of certain IPC provisions that protect husbands from prosecution for marital rape. Petitioners argue this immunity violates constitutional rights. The court is evaluating if these exceptions should stand amidst concerns that nullifying them could disrupt marriages.
Will examine constitutional validity of marital rape exception: Supreme Court
Senior advocate Karuna Nandy, representing the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), cited the Supreme Court's ruling on the right to privacy, asserting that privacy cannot be used to justify abuse against women.
Marital Rape: Petitioner terms questions exception for husband, terms matter 'People versus Patriarchy'
AIDWA, in its plea had said that the exception allowed to marital rape is destructive and in opposition to the object of rape laws, which clearly ban sexual activity sans consent. It places the privacy of a marriage at a pedestal above the rights of the woman in the marriage, the plea said.
Supreme Court Debates Marital Rape Law: People vs. Patriarchy
The Indian Supreme Court deliberates on the constitutional validity of Exception 2 under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which shields husbands from prosecution for marital rape. The case, framed as 'people versus patriarchy',
Will Recognising 'Marital Rape' Destabalise Institution Of Marriage? Supreme Court Asks
The top court today commenced hearing pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape by striking down an exception under the law which protects a man from charge of rape if he forces his wife (who is not a minor) to have sex.
Criminalisation of marital rape: SC questions impact on marriage, petitioner argues it's personal, not institutional
The Supreme Court of India queries if criminalizing marital rape may destabilize the institution of marriage, with the CJI-led bench exploring the constitutional validity of an exception that shields husbands.
Marital rape: Supreme Court to decide on constitutional validity of laws granting immunity to husbands
Centre said in the fast-growing and ever-changing social and family structure, misuse of the amended provisions can also not be ruled out as it would be difficult and challenging for a person to prove
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Marital rape is still not outlawed in India. Changing that would be ‘excessively harsh,’ government argues
Criminalizing marital rape would be “excessively harsh,” the Indian government has said, in a blow to campaigners ahead of a ...
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SC takes up pleas on marital rape
The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, has taken up petitions regarding the legal status of marital rape.
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Marital rape: Will decide constitutional validity of laws granting immunity to husbands, says SC
The Supreme Court of India will review the constitutionality of legal provisions that grant immunity to husbands from ...
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