marital rape

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court, in a recent verdict, ruled that husbands cannot be charged with marital rape under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) if the wife is 18 years of age or older. Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra…

Lucknow: Marital rape cannot be considered an offence under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) if the wife is above the age of 18, observed the Allahabad High Court. The High Court made these remarks while acquitting a husband of charges of…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to have a detailed hearing on a batch of petitions pertaining to criminalisation of marital rape on May 9. This matter was taken up by senior advocate Indira Jaising before a bench headed…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Government to declare its stance on petitions seeking the criminalization of marital rape by February 15. Under the existing Indian laws related to rape, marital rape is treated as…

New Delhi: On Thursday, Supreme Court gave an important decision related to marital rape for unwanted pregnancy for abortion and held that rape under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act includes a husband’s act of sexual assault and…