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SC seeks Centre response on plea challenging consensual sex at 16-18 years
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre on Plea challenging the vires of the statutory rape laws that criminalise consensual sex by 16+ to 18 years.
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Japan nod for bill to reform sexual offence charge, raise age of consent
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The amendments would see a sexual offence charge to more clearly state that non-consensual sexual activity is prohibited and add offences to the Criminal Code for upskirting and producing photographs of genitalia without consent.
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14-year-old girl moves Delhi HC seeking termination of 16-week pregnancy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The girl is an unmarried minor and the pregnancy in question has arisen out of consensual sexual activity between the minor girl and minor boy.
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SC says married woman's forceful pregnancy can be considered "marital rape
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said that forceful pregnancy of a married woman can be treated as "marital rape" for the purposes of abortion.
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Unmarried woman moves SC challenging Delhi HC order denying permission to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): An unmarried woman on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court of India against the Delhi High Court which refused to grant permission to abort her 24-week-old pregnancy out of a consensual sexual relationship.
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Delhi HC refuses permission to abort 23 week-pregnancy of unmarried woman
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi High court on Friday refused to grant permission to an unmarried woman to abort the 23 weeks pregnancy out of a consensual sexual relationship.
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Consensual sexual relationship will not amount to rape: Kerala HC
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 8 (ANI): Kerala High Court on Friday clarified that even if a sexual relationship between two willing partners does not culminate in marriage, the same will not amount to rape, in the absence of any factor that vitiates the consent for sex.
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Joel Kinnaman releases statement after filing restraining order against wo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): Hollywood actor Joel Kinnaman, who has starred in the newly released DC film 'The Suicide Squad', recently accused Swedish model, Gabrielle Magnusson of extortion, after having consensual sex in 2018.
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SC notice to TN govt on plea seeking clarity on law punishing minors under
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a petition seeking clarity on the law punishing minors under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 Act for consensual sex.
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Indonesia's president postpones vote to criminalise sex outside marriage
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 24 (ANI): Following the outcry from human rights groups worldwide, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has postponed a vote that could have criminalized consensual extramarital sex and effectively outlawed same-sex relations in the country.
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Indonesia moves to ban consensual sex outside of marriage
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 19 (ANI): Indonesia is set to pass a new penal code that would criminalise consensual sex outside of marriage and effectively outlaw same-sex relations.
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Bhopal gang-rape case: HC orders state govt. to file report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov. 13 (ANI): The Jabalpur High Court on Monday ordered Madhya Pradesh government to file a report in the Bhopal gang-rape case citing actions taken in the regard.
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