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Sexual intercourse in marital relationship cannot be labelled as rape, say
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): The sexual intercourse between husband and wife in a marital relationship cannot be labelled as rape but at the worst, it can be called sexual abuse only, advocate RK Kapoor said while opposing the petition demanding criminalisation of marital rape in Del
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Centre seeks more time from Delhi HC on marital rape issue
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): The Centre on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it is consulting with several stakeholders and therefore will need more time on issues relating to various pleas demanding criminalization of marital rape.
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Expectation can not lead to forcible sex with your wife, Amicus Rebecca Jo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Amicus and Senior Advocate Rebecca John on Friday told the Delhi High Court that there can be a legitimate expectation regarding sex in a marriage, but it cannot lead to forcible sex with the wife.
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Exception must be viewed as instrument of oppression: Amicus tells Delhi H
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Senior advocate on Thursday while assisting Delhi High Court hearing on a batch of petitions demanding criminalisation of marital rape said that exception must be viewed as an instrument of oppression.
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Floodgate of litigations cannot be ground to deny right to wife to prosecu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Senior Advocate Rajshekhar Rao, who is amicus curiae in the matter relating to criminalisation of marital rape, on Tuesday said the perception that law may be misused and open floodgate of litigations, cannot be the ground to deny the right of legal remed
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Criminalisation of marital rape: Centre seeks time from Delhi High Court t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Centre on Monday sought time from the Delhi High Court to frame its stand on the issue relating to the criminalisation of marital rape.
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Consent is amongst most underrated concepts in our society, says Rahul Gan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): While the Delhi High Court is hearing petitions on marital rape, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took to Twitter to speak about it.
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Husband forcing himself on wife is not lovemaking, Amicus argues before De
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): While stressing on criminalising marital rape, Amicus Curiae on Friday argued before Delhi High Court that when a husband forces himself on his wife, definitely he is not engaging in lovemaking.
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If woman says no, it is offence; relationship cannot put it on different p
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday questioned how the dignity of a married woman is not affected as an unmarried woman when the man imposes himself on her and remarked that relationship cannot put it on a different pedestal as a woman remains a woman.
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Delhi HC hears petitions on marital rape; points difference between marria
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday raised differences between marriage with other relationships and opined that this qualitative difference may have played a part in the exception provided under Section 375 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code.
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Marital rape a crime of cruelty in India, says Delhi Govt to High Court
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Friday told the Delhi High Court that marital rape has already been covered as a crime of cruelty under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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Chhattisgarh HC: Sexual intercourse between man and wife is not rape even
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 27 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday acquitted a man charged with marital rape stating that sexual intercourse or any sexual act between a legally wedded couple is not rape even if done by force.
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