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