Indian Supreme Court Reviews Constitutional Validity of Marital Rape Exemption
India’s Supreme Court has begun final hearings to determine whether the statutory exemption shielding husbands from marital rape charges violates constitutional guarantees. The landmark review could fundamentally alter the country’s approach to domestic violence and gender equality.
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Can husband be tried for marital rape if law says not offence: SC
By DHANANJAY MAHAPATRA
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A Karnataka case involving a husband accused of treating his wife like a “sex slave” was presented before the top court.
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Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that marriage cannot mean the "extinction of a woman's autonomy".
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