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Marital Rapes In India: Justice Joshi highlighted the global consensus on the illegality of marital rape, pointing out that 50 American states have already recognized and criminalized marital rape.
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Exception 2 of Section 375 of IPC decriminalises rape by a husband on his wife.
The affidavit was filed in response to a notice issued by the apex court on an appeal by the man against the Karnataka high court judgment.
The high court had on March 23 said exempting a husband from allegation of rape and unnatural sex with his wife runs against Article 14.
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Eight women die every day due to unsafe abortions in India
The SC today gave a historic ruling on abortion rights and marital rape in India
SC's ruling can significantly reduce the number of unsafe abortions
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In India, 8 women die every day due to unsafe abortions. According to the UNFPA report, 67% of unsafe abortions take place in India. In fact, there is a lack of strict law in the country and also people lack awareness about it. But now with the decision given by the Supreme Court regarding abortion, there may be a significant reduction in unsafe abortions in the coming days.
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Forceful pregnancy of a married woman can be treated as “marital rape” for the purposes of abortion, the Supreme Court said.
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SC issued notice to the Centre on the plea against Delhi HC's verdict on criminalising marital rape issue
SC justices agreed to examine the issue and listed the matter for further hearing in February 2023
Two- judges Bench of Delhi HC on May 12 pronounced a split verdict on an issue
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The marital rape matter has been moved to the Supreme Court
On May 11, the Delhi HC announced a split verdict on criminalization of marital rape
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The judges are not unanimous in the hearing on the marital rape case in the Delhi High Court, due to which the matter has now been referred to a 3-judge bench.
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Delhi High Court delivered a split verdict in criminalisation of marital rape case.
Petitioners have challenged the constitutionality of the marital rape exception under Section 375 IPC (rape).
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Army Chief General Manoj Pande took over as the Honorary Colonel of the Sikh Light Infantry regiment.
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The single-judge bench of the Karnataka HC was hearing a case filed by a woman against her husband for treating her as a `sex slave` ever since they were married. The husband has been accused of forcing his wife into unnatural sex in the presence of their daughter too.
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As the Delhi High Court hears a batch of petitions on criminalisation of marital rape, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said consent is amongst the most underrated concepts in society and it has to be foregrounded to ensure safety for women.
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A bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar said the exception from prosecution given to husbands under section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has created a firewall and the court has to see if the firewall is violative of Articles 14 (equality before law) and 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) of the Constitution.
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Chhattisgarh HC did not grant any relief to the man who was also charged under IPC section 377 (unnatural offences).
As per the woman's complaint, her husband and two in-laws allegedly started harassing her for dowry a few days after marriage.
The judge said charge under IPC section 376 (rape) against the man was erroneous and illegal
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Court described that case as a "struggle of a woman" within the "clutches of law" and said that the woman was driven to distress
While hearing the plea, Court further noted that the concept of family as a "social unit" is gradually "withering away
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Marriage does not mean that a woman is always consenting for physical relations with her husband, the Delhi High Court observed on Tuesday and also held that physical force is not necessary for constituting the offence of rape.
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Her husband tried to consummate the marriage but she repeatedly refused his advances. Enraged over the same, her husband took the help of his relatives who held her down while he raped her.
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The Gujarat High Court on Monday observed that the attitude that promotes rape in a marriage can be removed only by making marital rape "illegal or an offence".
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Earlier this week, the Supreme Court ruled that sex with wife aged between 15 and 18 years would be a punishable offence under the Indian Penal Code
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