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India's government formally opposes bid to criminalize marital rape
India's government is urging the Supreme Court to reject efforts to update a 160-year-old rape law, arguing it could disrupt "the institution of marriage."
India government says criminalising marital rape 'excessively harsh'
The Indian government has opposed petitions in the top court that seek criminalisation of marital rape, saying it would be "excessively harsh". The federal home ministry told the Supreme Court that "a man does not have a fundamental right" to force sex on his wife,
Why is India Yet to Label Marital Rape as 'Rape' When Most Other Countries Do?
This is first time that the government has on record opposed the striking down of the decades-old issue of marital rape exception in Indian law. It's stance brings back a one important question— Why is India yet to criminalise marital rape?
Marital rape: While Centre says don’t criminalise, Opposition leaders have been pushing for it
CPM’s Brinda Karat says Centre effectively saying “woman’s body is not her own but husband’s”, TMC’s Derek O’Brien had earlier moved a private member’s Bill seeking to criminalise marital rape
Indian government argues against labelling non-consensual sexual acts by husband as marital rape
Indian government argues against labelling non-consensual sexual acts by husband as marital rape - Classifying marital rape as 'rape' is excessively ‘harsh and disproportionate’, Indian government say
India asks top court to heed marital rape leniency
India's government has asked the country's top court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing case brought by campaigners seeking to outlaw it.Chronic backlogs in India's criminal justice system mean some cases take decades to reach a resolution,
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Marital rape is rape, not another crime
The existing law on rape in India lacks inclusivity, as it doesn't account for male or transgender victims and exempts marital rape. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita continues this discrepancy, failing to recognize marital rape as a crime,
Marital rape: Centre argues against terming it as 'rape' in Supreme Court
The Centre argued that the complexities of marriage differentiate non-consensual sex within it from similar acts outside while acknowledging a husband has no right to violate his wife's consent
India Says Criminalising Marital Rape is "Excessively Harsh"
India Says Criminalising Marital Rape is "Excessively Harsh" | Vantage with Palki Sharma The Government of India has opposed marital rape criminalisation by calling it "excessively harsh". "Sexual acts by a man on his own wife" are not criminalised in India’s law.
What India's argument against making marital rape a crime reveals
While some high courts have said marital rape should be criminalised, the central government maintains that it shouldn't. What does it say about "Indi
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Supreme Court deliberations on marital rape exception could redefine consent within marriage
The Centre argues for maintaining the MRE, citing legal remedies and the need to protect the institution of marriage, but ...
Unpacking the Centre’s affidavit on marital rape
The Centre’s affidavit rehashes many familiar arguments in favour of Marital Rape Exception, but the legal merit of these ...
Marital rape reform hits snag
THE country’s government has asked the top court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing case brought by campaigners seeking to outlaw it.