marital rape

Delhi HC delivers split verdict on marital rape

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NEW DELHI: The proviso that shields husbands from a rape charge by wives will remain in the IPC for now as the Delhi high court on Wednesday gave a split verdict on petitions challenging the clause. A bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar differed in their reading of the exception under section … Read more

Delhi high court delivers split verdict on marital rape, refers matter to Supreme Court

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on the issue of criminalising ‘marital rape’. Justice Rajiv Shakdher held Exception 2 to Section 375 (rape) of the Indian penal Code, which exempts husband from the offence of rape for forcible sex with wife, as unconstitutional. Meanwhile, Justice Hari Shankar said he … Read more