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Petitions relating to marital rape matter to be reheard after four weeks
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who is retiring next month, adjourned the hearing on a batch of petitions relating to marital rape matters on Wednesday, saying that it wouldn't be possible for the bench led by his to conclude the hearing in the foreseeable future.
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Marital Rape: Petitioner terms questions exception for husband, terms matt
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
During the hearing of Marital Rape case in the Supreme Court on Thursday, a petitioner questioned the Exception 2 of Section 375 of Indian Penal Code, which protects husband from being prosecuted in case of forceful sexual intercourse with his wife, and termed it a matter of 'People versus P
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Marital Rape: Centre informs SC that striking down exception will have eff
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The centre affidavit was filed in response to the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Exception 2 to Section 375 of Indian Penal Code, which decriminalises rape by a husband on his wife.
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Amit Shah launches reference books on recently passed criminal justice law
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister Amit Shah congregated Mohan Law House on Saturday while launching three reference books related to the newly promulgated revolutionary criminal justice laws, which were published in record time.
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SC assures to list plea concerning marital rape
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave assurance of listing the pleas concerning marital rape issues
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Gwalior bench of MP High Court requests Govt of India to reduce age of con
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Judgement read, "This Court would like to share its experience as a Judge that before amendments in IPC under Section 375 of IPC regarding age of prosecutrix for the purpose of consent that was 16 years and subsequently enhanced by amendment up to 18 years due to this amendment, fabric o
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SC to hear plea challenging constitutional validity of exception to marita
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will hear the plea challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, related to the marital rape issue on May 9.
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SC issues notice to Centre on plea over marital rape issue
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday tagged and issued notice on a plea seeking to strike down Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which immunes husband of criminal charges for non-consent sex with wife in a marital relationship.
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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 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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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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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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