Marital rape, supreme court
The Indian Express · 13h
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,
devdiscourse · 20h
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',
The Hindu · 20h
Supreme Court questions logic behind exception to marital rape in penal law
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 17, 2024) questioned the logic behind a penal law which considers wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation and assault of a wife by her husband as offences but not the act of forced sex which follows after the woman relents under pressure.
Webindia 123 · 8h
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.
Indiatimes · 18h
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.
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