'Rape is rape even if committed by a husband against wife': Gujarat HC
1 year, 3 months ago

'Rape is rape even if committed by a husband against wife': Gujarat HC

Op India  

Amid a series of pleas arguing for the criminalisation of marital rape pending before the Supreme Court, the Gujarat High Court in its recent order observed that rape is rape even if it is committed by a husband against his wife. In its 8th December order, a single-judge bench of Justice Divyesh Joshi highlighted that marital rape is illegal in fifty American States, three Australian States, New Zealand, Canada, Israel, France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and several other nations, Bar and Bench reported on 18th December. A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is rape, be it performed by a man the ‘husband’ on the woman the ‘wife’.” The court order noted that the United Kingdom, from which Indian criminal laws have been predominantly drawn, has abolished the exemptions previously allowed for ‘husbands’. Social attitudes typically characterise this latter category of crimes as ‘minor offences.’ Such crimes are regrettably not only trivialised or normalised rather they are even romanticised and therefore, invigorated in popular lore such as cinema.

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Delhi: Rape charge on Jamia prof over promise breach
3 days, 6 hours ago

Delhi: Rape charge on Jamia prof over promise breach

Hindustan Times  

A 36-year-old assistant professor with the Jamia Millia Islamia University was arrested for allegedly raping a 31-year-old colleague on the pretext of marriage, police said on Tuesday. Police said that according to the complaint, the two started a physical relationship in June 2024 and the man promised to marry her. A senior police officer said the woman, also an assistant …

Supreme Court takes cognisance of Allahabad HC ruling on attempt to rape, hearing today
3 days, 14 hours ago

Supreme Court takes cognisance of Allahabad HC ruling on attempt to rape, hearing today

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday initiated proceedings on its own motion against a controversial judgment delivered by the Allahabad high court on March 17 regarding what constitutes an attempt to rape. In her letter, Gupta expressed grave concern over the judgment, stating: “The interpretation by the judge is grossly erroneous, his approach on the subject is insensitive, irresponsible, …

Delhi HC dismisses man’s plea to quash rape case, says he’s victim blaming
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4 days, 3 hours ago

Delhi HC dismisses man’s plea to quash rape case, says he’s victim blaming

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has condemned a man’s attempt to quash a rape case by claiming that the woman was “obsessed” with him and had unilaterally desired marriage. While refusing to quash the FIR, a bench of justice Swarana Kanta Sharma—whose verdict was delivered on March 20 and released later—said a woman’s decision to enter a relationship based on a …

Why Marital Rape Laws in India Remain Stalled: Legal, Cultural, and Structural Barriers to Justice
4 days, 16 hours ago

Why Marital Rape Laws in India Remain Stalled: Legal, Cultural, and Structural Barriers to Justice

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 24, 2025 20:01 IST - 26 MINS READ Welcome to Frontline Conversations. Most recently, the Supreme Court opined that existing legal provisions addressing sexual and domestic violence within marriage are adequate, suggesting that a separate law to criminalise marital rape is not required. Before we get into the conversation on legal reform, I think it’s important to …

‘Disqualify’ Allahabad HC Judge: Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi writes to CJI over ‘misguided’ rape verdict
1 week ago

‘Disqualify’ Allahabad HC Judge: Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi writes to CJI over ‘misguided’ rape verdict

Live Mint  

Amid the ongoing controversy over the Allahabad High Court's ruling that mere grabbing of the breast and breaking of the string of a 'pyjama' do not amount to the offence of rape, Shiv Sena UBT Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has written to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, seeking disqualification of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra who passed the …

Delhi Court Upholds Non-Framing Of Attempt To Rape Charge Against Accused Who Allegedly Pushed Woman's Breasts, Tried To Untie Her 'Salwar' Knot
1 week ago

Delhi Court Upholds Non-Framing Of Attempt To Rape Charge Against Accused Who Allegedly Pushed Woman's Breasts, Tried To Untie Her 'Salwar' Knot

Live Law  

A Delhi Court recently upheld an order of the Metropolitan Magistrate which refused to frame a Rape/attempt to rape charges against a man who has been accused of forcibly entering into the complainant's house, assaulting her, as well as pushing her breasts, besides trying to open her salwar's knot and “trying to rape her”. However, such bald allegation, in the …

Woman making false allegations of sexual assault against man is possible, says HC
1 week, 5 days ago

Woman making false allegations of sexual assault against man is possible, says HC

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court has observed that the concept that any girl or woman would not make a false allegation of sexual assault or any other mode of misconduct against a man seems to have been diluted recently. The court observed that allegations of rape, sexual molestation, and other misconduct are levelled nowadays without an iota of truth so as …

Rape cases involving false marriage promises need clear evidence: Delhi HC
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Rape cases involving false marriage promises need clear evidence: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has acquitted a man in a rape case, ruling that a long-term consensual sexual relationship does not automatically imply the woman’s consent was solely based on a promise of marriage. A bench of justice Jasmeet Singh emphasised that a conviction for rape under the false pretence of marriage requires strong evidence proving the relationship was established …

HC quashes rape charges against 61-year-old American citizen of Indian origin
3 weeks, 5 days ago

HC quashes rape charges against 61-year-old American citizen of Indian origin

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed criminal charges against a 61-year-old American citizen of Indian origin, who was accused of raping a 47-year-old married woman at his Thane flat after they met on a dating app. HC quashes rape charges against 61-year-old American citizen of Indian origin A division bench comprising Justices MS Sonak and Jitendra Jain delivered …

Alleging Rape On False Promise Of Marriage Is 'Baseless' When Complainant Lady Was Already Married And Not Divorced: Kerala High Court
1 month ago

Alleging Rape On False Promise Of Marriage Is 'Baseless' When Complainant Lady Was Already Married And Not Divorced: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that the offence of 'rape on the false promise of marriage' would not stand when the complainant lady was already married and continuing in that marriage at the time. It is true that offering marriage and subjected a lady to sexual intercourse on that promise of marriage would amount to obtaining consent by misconception …

'Presumption That Woman Engages In Intimacy Only To Marry Is Patriarchal': Orissa HC Questions Criminalising Sex On False Promise Of Marriage
1 month ago

'Presumption That Woman Engages In Intimacy Only To Marry Is Patriarchal': Orissa HC Questions Criminalising Sex On False Promise Of Marriage

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has questioned the underlying presumption behind criminalisation of sex on 'false promise of marriage' and held that the assumption that a woman engages in acts of intimacy with a man only as a 'prelude' to marriage is a patriarchal thought and not a principle of justice. To assume otherwise is to deny women the full measure …

'Failure Of Love Not A Crime': Orissa HC Quashes Rape Charges Against Man Accused Of Sex On False Promise Of Marriage
1 month ago

'Failure Of Love Not A Crime': Orissa HC Quashes Rape Charges Against Man Accused Of Sex On False Promise Of Marriage

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has quashed rape charges against a man who was accused of having repeated sex with a woman/complainant stretching over a period of about nine years on false promise of marriage. The Single Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi said that non-culmination of the relationship into marriage may be a source of personal grievance but not …

‘Married woman can’t claim false promise of marriage to allege rape’
1 month ago

‘Married woman can’t claim false promise of marriage to allege rape’

Hindustan Times  

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has quashed an FIR accusing a 24-year-old man of rape, saying that the complainant cannot claim her consent for a physical relationship was taken on the pretext of marriage if she was already married to another man. ‘Married woman can’t claim false promise of marriage to allege rape’ The accused, who …

Father-in-law, friend rape newly-wed woman in Bhiwandi
1 month, 1 week ago

Father-in-law, friend rape newly-wed woman in Bhiwandi

Hindustan Times  

THANE: The Narpoli police in Bhiwandi have registered a case of rape after a 20-year-old newly-married woman claimed that she was raped by her 52-year-old father-in-law and his friend. The police said the accused sexually abused her after threatening to kill her parents and tortured her for 15 days before she managed to escape while the two were taking a …

Marital rape can’t remain an exception to rape law
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Marital rape can’t remain an exception to rape law

Hindustan Times  

A tale from modern India: A man rapes his wife so brutally she dies. In October last year, the ministry of home affairs told the Supreme Court that husbands do not have a fundamental right to “violate the consent of their wives”—a fancy way of saying rape—but if Parliament removed the marital rape exception, then the institution of marriage will …

Husband jailed for raping wife freed because marital rape not a crime in India
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Husband jailed for raping wife freed because marital rape not a crime in India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, the Chhattisgarh High Court has now overturned that …

DMK MP slams Chhattisgarh High Court ruling, demands India criminalise marital rape
1 month, 2 weeks ago

DMK MP slams Chhattisgarh High Court ruling, demands India criminalise marital rape

India Today  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP K Kanimozhi strongly condemned the Chhattisgarh High Court’s ruling that acquitted a man convicted of raping and brutalising his wife, reigniting the debate on marital rape in India. However, the High Court overturned the conviction, arguing that the legal framework does not classify forced sexual acts within marriage as rape or unnatural offences. The court's judgment …

O'Brien criticises marital rape exception, says it 'undermines women's consent'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

O'Brien criticises marital rape exception, says it 'undermines women's consent'

Hindustan Times  

The "archaic" exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sends a dangerous message that a woman's right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday. The TMC's parliamentary party leader in the Rajya Sabha, who last week introduced a private member's bill to scrap the exception, called it …

Unnatural Sex By Husband Without Wife's Consent Not An Offence, Says Chhattisgarh High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Unnatural Sex By Husband Without Wife's Consent Not An Offence, Says Chhattisgarh High Court

ABP News  

Sexual intercourse, including unnatural act by a man with his adult wife, even without her consent does not merit punishment, the Chhattisgarh High Court held in a recent judgment, acquitting a man from Jagdalpur who was convicted of rape and other charges after his wife died in hospital after unnatural sex. "If the age of wife is not below age …

Chhattisgarh HC Acquits Man Accused Of Unnatural Sex With Wife, Says S.377 IPC Would Be Repugnant Due To Exception 2 To S.375 IPC
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh HC Acquits Man Accused Of Unnatural Sex With Wife, Says S.377 IPC Would Be Repugnant Due To Exception 2 To S.375 IPC

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has found Section 377, which provides punishment for unnatural offences, to be repugnant to Exception 2 of Section 375 of the IPC, which says that sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under eighteen years of age, is not rape. While acquitting a husband from the charge …

Unnatural sex by man with wife without her consent not an offence: High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Unnatural sex by man with wife without her consent not an offence: High Court

India Today  

Sexual intercourse, including unnatural act, by a man with his adult wife, even without her consent, can not be treated as an offence, the Chhattisgarh High Court held while acquitting a Jagdalpur resident who was convicted of rape and other charges. The High Court, in its order, stated, "from perusal of sections 375, 376 and 377 of IPC it is …

Unnatural sex by husband not an offence, says Chhattisgarh High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Unnatural sex by husband not an offence, says Chhattisgarh High Court

The Hindu  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has said that sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his wife is not a rape and therefore, if any unnatural sex as defined under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is committed by the husband with his wife, then it too cannot treated as an offence. The court was hearing an appeal …

Chhattisgarh HC rules husband cannot be prosecuted for ‘unnatural sex’; says ‘consent of wife loses importance’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh HC rules husband cannot be prosecuted for ‘unnatural sex’; says ‘consent of wife loses importance’

Live Mint  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a husband cannot be prosecuted for rape or unnatural sex for sexual intercourse, including unnatural acts, with his adult wife, even without her consent. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas, presiding over a single bench, stated that a wife's consent to sexual intercourse or unnatural acts is "insignificant" in such cases. "It is quite vivid, …

S. 377 IPC | 'Unnatural' Sex By Husband With Wife Without Her Consent Is Not An Offence: Chhattisgarh High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

S. 377 IPC | 'Unnatural' Sex By Husband With Wife Without Her Consent Is Not An Offence: Chhattisgarh High Court

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday held that a husband cannot be prosecuted for commission of the offence of rape under Section 376 or unnatural sex under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code for having any sexual intercourse, including every unnatural sex, with his major wife even without her consent. Holding 'consent' of wife in sexual intercourse/unnatural intercourse to …

Man who raped neighbour in front of her kids in Assam arrested: Police
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Man who raped neighbour in front of her kids in Assam arrested: Police

Hindustan Times  

Silchar: Police arrested a 28-year-old driver in Assam’s Cachar on Thursday who allegedly barged into his neighbour’s house, raped a woman in front of her two children and poured a chemical substance believed to be acid on her body before running away on January 22. The suspect was hiding in a house located nearly 15 kilometers from the crime scene, …

Consensual acts do not give man license to assault woman: Karnataka High Court
2 months ago

Consensual acts do not give man license to assault woman: Karnataka High Court

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed rape charges against a police inspector, ruling that a consensual sexual relationship cannot be classified as rape. Karnataka High Court However, the court upheld the charges of assault, criminal intimidation, and attempted murder against the officer, emphasizing that consent in a relationship does not give anyone the right to harm or threaten another person, …

'Consensual Relationship Turned Sour': Madras High Court Acquits Man Convicted For Committing Rape On False Promise Of Marriage
2 months ago

'Consensual Relationship Turned Sour': Madras High Court Acquits Man Convicted For Committing Rape On False Promise Of Marriage

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has recently quashed a case against a 26-year-old man who was convicted and sentenced for allegedly raping his partner on a false promise to marry. The court also noted that the victim's statement revealed that the couple's physical relationship was not merely due to the alleged promise to marry and that the couple shared a good …

No Father Would Sexually Assault His Daughter And No Daughter Would Level Such Allegations Against Her Father But Mistakes Can Occur: Bombay HC
2 months ago

No Father Would Sexually Assault His Daughter And No Daughter Would Level Such Allegations Against Her Father But Mistakes Can Occur: Bombay HC

Live Law  

While acquitting a 43-year-old man convicted for raping his own minor daughter, the Bombay High Court observed that in ordinary circumstances, a daughter will not level such allegation against her father and even the father will not rape his own daughter. In his December 5, 2024 judgment, which was made available on Wednesday, Justice Sanap observed, "It is true that …

Man booked for raping Chandigarh woman for six years
2 months, 1 week ago

Man booked for raping Chandigarh woman for six years

Hindustan Times  

The Nayagaon police have arrested a man for allegedly repeatedly raping a woman for six years under the false promise of marriage. A DSP-level officer conducted an investigation and following legal opinion, Sabudeen was arrested. The complainant, a Chandigarh resident and now 36 years old, alleged that Sabudeen, a resident of Sector 56, kept her under the illusion that he …

Rape On False Marriage Promise A Reprehensible Offence, Act Can't Be 'Executed' By A Subsequent Marriage Offer : Allahabad HC
2 months, 1 week ago

Rape On False Marriage Promise A Reprehensible Offence, Act Can't Be 'Executed' By A Subsequent Marriage Offer : Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the act of sexual exploitation under the false promise of marriage is a reprehensible offence which reduces the victim to an object for someone's personal gratification. This Court is of the view that the applicant's act cannot be executed by a subsequent offer of marriage,” the single judge observed in its order denying …

Physical Relation Not Considered Against Will If Married Woman With Experience In Sex Offers No Resistance: Allahabad HC
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Physical Relation Not Considered Against Will If Married Woman With Experience In Sex Offers No Resistance: Allahabad HC

Live Law  

While granting bail to a man accused of committing rape against a 30-year-old widow having three children, the Allahabad High Court observed that if a married woman having experience in sex does not offer resistance, it cannot be said that her physical relation with a man was against her will. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh observed this while …

Nowadays There Can Be No Presumption That Victim Would Always Tell Entire Story Truthfully In Rape Cases: Allahabad High Court
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Nowadays There Can Be No Presumption That Victim Would Always Tell Entire Story Truthfully In Rape Cases: Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

While granting bail to a man accused of sexually exploiting a married woman on the pretext of providing her government job, the Allahabad High Court recently observed that nowadays, there can be no presumption that in all rape cases, the prosecutrix would always tell the entire story truthfully. “No doubt in the matter of rape, the statement of the prosecutrix …

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Trial Court In Gujarat Imposing Only 3 Years Sentence For Rape
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Trial Court In Gujarat Imposing Only 3 Years Sentence For Rape

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently expressed its surprise at noting that a trial court awarded only a punishment of three years imprisonment for the offence of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, although the minimum punishment prescribed for the offence was seven years imprisonment. The Court was also aghast to note that the Gujarat High Court did not …

Sexual intercourse with dead person not rape: Chhattisgarh High Court
3 months ago

Sexual intercourse with dead person not rape: Chhattisgarh High Court

Live Mint  

Chhattisgarh High Court recently ruled that sexual intercourse with a dead person does not constitute rape under Indian law. A division bench comprising Chief Justice of the high court Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Dutta Guru delivered this landmark ruling. The High Court bench observed that section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual …

Misconceived Consent Obtained On False Promise Of Marriage Constitutes Rape Under IPC: J&K High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

Misconceived Consent Obtained On False Promise Of Marriage Constitutes Rape Under IPC: J&K High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated the legal principle that a promise to marry made with no intention of fulfillment, which induces consent for sexual intercourse, amounts to consent obtained under a misconception of fact. Dismissing a plea by one accused Sat Paul, seeking quashing of the FIR filed against him for alleged offences under Sections …

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court held that a criminal case for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained against a woman with whom the husband had an extra-marital affair. Holding so, a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan quashed a criminal case against a woman who was named as an accused on the allegation …

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Husband's Girlfriend Or Romantic Partner Can't Be Made Accused In S.498A IPC Case : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court held that a criminal case for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained against a woman with whom the husband had an extra-marital affair. Holding so, a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan quashed a criminal case against a woman who was named as an accused on the allegation …

Husband, In-Laws 'Falsely Implicated' By Wife In View Of Matrimonial Dispute Between Parties: Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape, Dowry FIR
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Husband, In-Laws 'Falsely Implicated' By Wife In View Of Matrimonial Dispute Between Parties: Madhya Pradesh HC Quashes Rape, Dowry FIR

Live Law  

While quashing a rape and dowry FIR against a husband and his kin, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court said that the petitioner and his family members were "falsely implicated", adding that the lodging of the FIR at the wife's instance appeared to be an act of "wreaking vengeance". The court said this after noting that there …

[S.376 IPC] Calcutta High Court Quashes False Promise To Marry Case Against Man 7 Yrs After "Consensual" Relationship With Complainant
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

[S.376 IPC] Calcutta High Court Quashes False Promise To Marry Case Against Man 7 Yrs After "Consensual" Relationship With Complainant

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has quashed a case of alleged rape filed by a woman, against a man, who she was in a consensual relationship with. The court said: From the said materials, in the case diary, this Court finds that the de facto complainant was aware that the petitioner was not interested in marriage but still continued the relationship …

Delhi High Court Quashes Rape FIR Citing Misuse Of Section 376 IPC, Says It's Used As Weapon By Some To Unnecessarily Harass Males
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Quashes Rape FIR Citing Misuse Of Section 376 IPC, Says It's Used As Weapon By Some To Unnecessarily Harass Males

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently quashed a rape FIR against a man citing misuse of Section 376 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, observing that it was a classic example of how an innocent person had faced undue hardships due to misuse of the penal provision.“It is true that the provision under which the FIR has been lodged is one …

Rape case against cricketer's relative in Gujarat on ex-fiance's complaint
4 months ago

Rape case against cricketer's relative in Gujarat on ex-fiance's complaint

India Today  

A rape case has been filed against a cricketer's relative in Gujarat's Rajkot following a complaint by his ex-fiance, who accused him of engaging in sexual relations with her during their engagement and later calling off the marriage. Senior police officer Jagdish Bangarwa confirmed the registration of an FIR for rape against Jeet Pabari but stated that an arrest cannot …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Charges Against Live-In Partner After 22-Year-Long Relationship
4 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Charges Against Live-In Partner After 22-Year-Long Relationship

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed rape charges against a man in a live-in relationship, by his partner of 22 years. While granting interim relief and staying all further proceedings qua the petitioner earlier the court had observed, “This case forms a classic illustration, as to what can become an abuse process of law. Seeking to quash the prosecution the …

Non-consensual sex with minor wife is rape: HC
4 months, 1 week ago

Non-consensual sex with minor wife is rape: HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Non-consensual intercourse with a wife who is below 18 years of age constitutes the offence of rape, the Bombay High Court said while upholding the conviction of a man sentenced to 10 years for the crime. The Nagpur bench of Justice G A Sanap, in an order passed on November 12, dismissed the 24-year-old man's appeal challenging the 2021 …

Consensual sex with minor wife is also rape: Bombay high court
4 months, 1 week ago

Consensual sex with minor wife is also rape: Bombay high court

Hindustan Times  

A man's consensual sexual intercourse with his wife, if she is below the age of 18 years, can get him booked for the offence of rape, irrespective of the wife's consent, the Bombay high court said in a major ruling on November 12. Stating that the age of consent is above 18, HC said, "It needs to be stated that …

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Even Consensual Sex With Minor Wife Is Rape: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court bench at Nagpur recently held that a man even if indulging in consensual sexual intercourse with his wife, who is below the age of 18 years, can be booked for the offence of rape, irrespective of the wife's consent. Single-judge Justice Govind Sanap while upholding the conviction of a man for raping …

‘Shameful act’: Bombay HC to man convicted of raping his mother-in-law
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Shameful act’: Bombay HC to man convicted of raping his mother-in-law

Hindustan Times  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a man for raping his mother-in-law, reported PTI. The high court, however, refused to accept this contention and said the victim at the time of the incident was 55 years old and asserted that she would not invite such a stigma on her character by levelling …

'Forcing Daughter-In-Law Into Sexual Relationship Is Remarkably Depraved': P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Father-In-Law
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Forcing Daughter-In-Law Into Sexual Relationship Is Remarkably Depraved': P&H HC Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Father-In-Law

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a man who was accused of sexually harassing his daughter-in-law, observing that the severity of the allegations levelled against him, granting a protective order could hinder the ability of the investigating agency to unravel the entire truth.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The decorum and dignity of this bond …

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Man Cannot Be Held Guilty Of False Promise To Marry When Victim Willingly Consented To Physical Relationship: Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has held that when an adult victim knowingly and willingly consented to sexual relations with a man, the man cannot later be held guilty for committing the offence of rape on the pretext of marriage. The victim lady being an adult was aware of the consequences of such relationship and denial on the part of the …

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS
5 months ago

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will continue hearing on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Exception 2 of Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. These provisions grant legal immunity to Indian husbands by stipulating that “sexual intercourse or acts by a man …

Indian government argues against classifying non-consensual sexual acts by husband as marital rape
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian government argues against classifying non-consensual sexual acts by husband as marital rape

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Indian government has opposed …

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