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Delhi HC likely to give marital rape verdict todayAfter several day-to-day hearings where the Centre steadfastly refused to take a clear stand, Delhi High Court on Wednesday is likely to give its verdict on the issue of criminalising “marital..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape: HC verdict likely on May 11Indian Express - Published | |
'Rape is rape, be it by man or husband': Karnataka HC on marital rapenewKerala.com - Published Also reported by •Zee News | |
Delhi HC reserves judgment on pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rapenewKerala.com - Published Also reported by •Indian Express | |
Bite the bullet, Delhi high court tells Centre on marital rapeIndiaTimes - Published | |
HC refuses to grant more time to Centre to state stand on pleas to criminalise marital rapeIndiaTimes - Published | |
Finalise stand on marital rape in two weeks, Delhi HC tells CentreThe Delhi high court on Monday halted for two weeks its day-to-day hearing into the issue of “marital rape” saying that it expects the Centre to finalise its stand by then.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Delhi HC grants Centre two weeks to clear stand on marital rapeIndian Express - Published | |
‘Parliament to decide punishment if marital rape is made offence’The Centre on Friday told Delhi high court it would argue next week to press for deference of hearings, as sought in its latest affidavit on a batch of petitions on the issue of marital rape. Solicitor..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Centre urges Delhi HC to put off marital rape hearings, calls for consultative process on matterIndian Express - Published | |
To condemn every man as rapist not advisable: Smriti IraniAmid hearings in Delhi HC over criminalisation of marital rape, women and child development minister Smriti Irani told RS on Wednesday that while protection of women and kids was a priority, condemning..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Criminalising marital rape will end institution of marriage': BJP leader Sushil Kumar ModiBJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi put forward his stance on the marital rape debate in Rajya Sabha, saying that it will end the institution of marriage.DNA - Published | |
Make up your mind: Delhi HC to Centre on ‘marital rape’"You need to make up your mind, there are only two ways of closing this issue. One is the legislative route, other is a court decision. There is no third way. You tell us if you want to stick to the..IndiaTimes - Published | Having a relook at previous stand, Centre tells Delhi HC in marital rape caseIndian Express - Published |
Woman cannot be treated as commodity, argues advocate in marital rape casenewKerala.com - Published | ‘If not made offence, marital rape will remain condoned’The Delhi high court on Monday debated if it can strike down a legal provision as unconstitutional if it creates an offence by doing so. However, it underlined that if a provision is shown as..IndiaTimes - Published |
Marital rape needs to become an offence, Delhi HC toldIndian Express - Published | Don’t blindly follow West in criminalising marital rape: GovtOpposing the PILs related to “marital rape”, the Centre has told the Delhi high court that, among other things, misuse of Section 498 of the IPC related to dowry harassment and lack of a mechanism..IndiaTimes - Published |
Legislation to take conscious call on criminalisation of marital rape, not court: NGO before HCIndiaTimes - Published | Cannot keep the matter hanging: Delhi HC to Centre on pleas against marital rapeIndian Express - Published |
As #MarriageStrike trends on social media, marital rape debate turns into battle of the sexesAs the debate surrounding marital rape criminalization intensifies, men's rights activists start posting on social media using #marriagestrike.DNA - Published | ‘Too much emphasis on wife’s consent’, Delhi HC tells amicus on marital rapeThere is a “qualitative difference” in sexual equation between people who are married to each other and between those who are not, the Delhi high court observed on Friday, adding one can’t..IndiaTimes - Published |
Marital rape exception an instrument of oppression: Amicus curiae tells Delhi HCIndian Express - Published | DNA Explainer: What is the debate over marital rape, tricky questions and Govt standThe Delhi High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutional validity of the 'marital rape immunity' provided for in the Indian Penal Code.DNA - Published |
Plea to criminalise marital rape: We should not allow an absurdity to prevail: amicus curiae to Delhi HCIndian Express - Published | Focus on ‘act’, not marital status: Delhi HCIt is not enough to say that the “act” inside a marital sphere is not rape, and outside the sphere, it is, Delhi High Court said on Monday while hearing a batch of petitions seeking to criminalise..IndiaTimes - Published |
Centre seeks more time from Delhi HC to formulate stand on marital rapeIndian Express - Published | Consent amongst most underrated concepts in our society: Rahul Gandhi on marital rapeAs 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..Zee News - Published |
Marital rape: Legislature cannot deny wife the possibility to prosecute husband, argues amicusIndian Express - Published | Marital rape: Centre says criminal law reform in process, Delhi HC to continue hearing pleaIndian Express - Published |
Marital rape hearing: Amicus argues against exception to IPC section 375Indian Express - Published | Delhi HC hears petitions on marital rape; points difference between marriage, other relationshipsnewKerala.com - Published |
Marital ties ‘qualitatively different’, may shield spouse from rape charge: Delhi HCThe protection given to husbands from being booked for rape under the IPC may have to do with the “qualitative difference” between marital and non-marital relationships, the Delhi high court said..IndiaTimes - Published | Woman has the ‘right to say no’, but removing exception in law on marital rape needs serious consideration: HCIndian Express - Published |
HC to decide if exception for marital rape violates wife's right to sexual autonomyIndiaTimes - Published | Taapsee reacts to Bilaspur High Court verdictThe Bilaspur High Court on Thursday acquitted a man accused of marital rape stating that sexual intercourse or any sexual act by a husband with his legally wedded wife was not rape, even if it was..IndiaTimes - Published |
Sexual intercourse with wife not rape even if done by force or against her wish: Chhattisgarh High CourtThe Chhattisgarh High Court said, "In India, marital rape is not recognized and the same is not an offence in view of Exception II of Section 375 of the IPC."Zee News - Published | Marital rape good ground to claim divorce, says Kerala HCnewKerala.com - Published Also reported by •DNA •IndiaTimes •Indian Express |
Marital rape can be a valid ground for divorce: Kerala High Court"Sex in married life is a reflection of the intimacy of the spouse. In this case, she was subjected to all sorts of sexual perversions against her will.," the court observedZee News - Published | |
