Marital Rape
- India
Bill to criminalise marital rape introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor introduced a private member’s bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday to criminalise marital rape and asserted that India must uphold its constitutional values and move…
- India
Supreme Court to hear pleas on marital rape next week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will next week hear pleas on the intensely discussed legal question of whether a husband should enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he…
- 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…
