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The court observed that “merely for the reason that the law does not recognise marital rape under penal law, it does not inhibit the court from recognising the same as a form of cruelty to grant a divorce”. Kochi |Updated:… Continue Reading →
V Narayan & Malathy Iyer,TNN | Dec 20, 2013, MUMBAI: A Bhandup rickshaw driver brutally stabbed his 22-year-old pregnant wife on Wednesday afternoon for refusing to have sex. The victim survived the three stabs, but one of the stabs perforated both her stomach and large… Continue Reading →
ARADHNA WAL | Tehelka In a sunny schoolroom, off a small dusty lane in Madanpur Khadar, a resettlement colony on the outskirts of New Delhi, a group of 10 women are talking amongst themselves. Some giggle nervously. With a reporter in… Continue Reading →
By PTI – NEW DELHI 01st March 2013 08:38 PM A Parliamentary panel today supported government’s decision not to accept marital rape as a criminal offence, saying it could lead to “practical difficulties”. The Justice J S Verma Committee set up… Continue Reading →
FEBRUARY 3, 2013 tags: Justice Verma Committee, law reform, nirbhaya, rape law,sexual violence by Lawrence Liang Guest post by PRATIKSHA BAXI, The reform of rape law, which was not a priority for more than two decades, seems more like a 20-20 match now. The spectacle of… Continue Reading →
To: The Honorable Justice Verma, Attached and reproduced below are our submission on addressing sexual assault. We look forward to your final observations and recommendations and hope that they reflect the points and issues we raise in our submission. Sincerely,… Continue Reading →
Priyanka Rath seeks to bring out the laws regarding rape in India while concentrating on the position of marital rape and its recognition as an offence by the system and the attitude of the society and the judiciary towards marital rape…. Continue Reading →
Madhavi Rajadhyaksha, TNN Dec 4, 2012, 10.26PM IST MUMBAI: A case in a Delhi court this week has put the spotlight on a crucial lacuna in the criminal justice system in India. Marital rape is not recognised under the Indian… Continue Reading →