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CPI MP submits Criminalisation Of Marital Rape Private Member Bill in Rajy
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Bill aims at criminalizing marital rape by substituting Exception 2 of Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code with the consent of the survivor for sexual intercourse shall not be presumed based on the marital status, previous conduct, clothing, sexual history, class, or any other previo
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SC says married woman's forceful pregnancy can be considered "marital rape
Updated : 3 years, 5 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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SC says all women, married or unmarried, entitled to safe and legal aborti
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Supreme Court on Thursday, in a landmark judgement, held that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion.
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SC issues notice to Centre on appeal against Delhi HC's split verdict in m
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and others on a plea against the Delhi High Court's split verdict on an issue relating to criminalising marital rape matter.
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Delhi HC delivers split verdict on criminalisation of marital rape
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The two-judge bench of Delhi High Court on Wednesday delivered spilt judgement on a batch of petitions seeking the criminalisation of marital rape.
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SC refuses to stay Karnataka HC order allowing trial against man for rapin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], [India], May 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stay the Karnataka High Court judgment which had refused to quash the case of marital rape filed against a husband on a complaint by his wife.
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Delhi HC to pass judgement tomorrow on petitions seeking criminalisation o
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pass judgement on Wednesday on several petitions related to criminalisation of marital rape. The bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C. Hari Shankar had kept the order reserved in February this year.
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Is it OK for wife to refuse sex if she's tired? Here's what Indian men hav
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): At a time when the debate over the criminalisation of marital rape is still hot, the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21) has revealed that a large section of men believe a woman refusing sex to her husband is justified if she's had a long day.
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'Rape is rape, be it by man or husband': Karnataka HC on marital rape
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 24 (ANI): Marriage is no license to "provide special male privilege or a license for unleashing a brutal beast", said the Karnataka High Court while refusing to drop rape charges framed by a trial court against a man for his wife's alleged sexual assau
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Delhi HC reserves order on plea seeking criminalization of marital rape
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved order on various pleas seeking criminalization of marital rape.
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Delhi HC grants 2-weeks time to Centre to clear its stand on marital rape
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday granted the Centre two weeks time to clear its stand on pleas relating to marital rape.
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HC seeks Centre's clarification whether it wants to withdraw its affidavit
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre to inform whether it wants to withdraw its earlier affidavit in which it had submitted that marital rape cannot be made a criminal offence.
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