The Supreme Court of India on Thursday has announced its intent to determine the constitutional validity of certain provisions in the Indian Penal Code and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that provide immunity... Read more »
The Supreme Court will next week hear pleas on the contentious legal question of whether a husband should have immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife,... Read more »
In a recent development, the Supreme Court has directed the Centre to provide its stance on a petition challenging the marital rape exception in the new criminal laws. Headed by Chief Justice... Read more »
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre a plea challenging the retention of the marital rape exception in the new criminal law, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Plea to be Heard After Summer... Read more »
In its recent ruling, the Madhya Pradesh High Court stated that a husband having unnatural intercourse with his wife doesn’t qualify as rape because Indian law doesn’t acknowledge marital rape, making her... Read more »
The Gujarat High Court recently emphasized that a rape remains a crime regardless of whether it is committed by the victim’s husband, as observed in the case of Anjanaben Modha vs State... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will schedule hearings for pleas regarding marital rape in mid-October. These pleas raise the legal question of whether a husband can be immune from... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response to a batch of petitions concerning the criminalization of marital rape. A bench comprised of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices PS Narasimha and... Read more »