Marital Rape
- India
CPI MP submits private member bill that criminalises marital rape in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswam submitted a private member Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Saturday. This Bill was named the Criminalisation Of Marital Rape Bill, 2022…
- India
SC order on marital rape welcome but does not make it an offence: Activists
New Delhi: Lawyers and activists on Thursday welcomed the SC’s observation that the meaning of rape must include marital rape for the purpose of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, but added the…
- India
Rape to include marital rape for purpose of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that all women, including the unmarried, are entitled to safe and legal abortion, and also the meaning of rape must be understood as including marital…
- India
Delhi HC passes split verdict on marital rape criminalisation case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict in the marital rape criminalisation case, which challenged the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. A bench…
- Bangalore
After Karnataka HC verdict, marital rape victims asked to speak up
Bengaluru: The victim in a landmark judgment case which ruled that sexual assault even by the husband is rape, has appealed to other sufferers to speak up if they are going through…
- Delhi
Delhi HC reserves order on plea seeking criminalization of marital rape
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved order on various pleas seeking criminalization of marital rape. A bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar reserved the order and…
- Delhi
Delhi HC grants 2-weeks time to Centre to clear its stand on marital rape
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday granted the Centre two weeks time to clear its stand on pleas relating to marital rape. A bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C…
- India
Cannot view every man as a rapist: Smriti Irani on marital rape
New Delhi: The protection of women and children in the country is a priority for all but condemning every marriage as violent and every man a rapist is not advisable, Minister of…
- India
Criminalising marital rape will end the institution of marriage: BJP MP in RS
New Delhi: BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday said in the Rajya Sabha that the criminalisation of marital rape will end the institution of marriage. During the question hour, the BJP lawmaker…
- India
Any sexual act by husband on wife, even by force is not rape: Chhattisgarh HC
The Chhattisgarh High Court has discharged a man of the offence of marital rape after observing that sexual intercourse or any sexual act by a husband with his legally wedded wife is…
- Kerala
Marital rape good ground to claim divorce, says Kerala HC
Kochi: In a ruling that could have far-reaching implication in divorce cases, the Kerala High Court on Friday held that that marital rape can be a good ground to claim divorce. The…
- India
Women groups demand CJI Bobde to step down after his ‘marry the victim’ remark to rape accused
New Delhi: Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde on Monday asked a government employee, who is seeking protection from arrest in a rape case, if he is…
- Delhi
Marital rape as ground for divorce: SC asks petitioner to approach Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked petitioner and lawyer, Anuja Kapur, to approach the Delhi High Court for redressal of her plea seeking a direction to the Union of India…
