Former CJI DY Chandrachud said his tenure regret was not addressing marital rape, calling it a legal gap and moral failure even seventy five years after Independence. He noted women facing non consensual sex in marriage still lack remedy.
Today(17th Sept),The Supreme Court of India rejected PILs challenging the new criminal laws that replaced the IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act, citing deficiencies in the petitions’ drafting. Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan advised the petitioners to undertake more detailed research if they wish to address their concerns in court again.
