‘Forcing His Wife’ – Husband Have Immunity from Rape Prosecution? | CJI to Hear Pleas on Marital Rape Next Week

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear key pleas on whether husbands should have immunity from prosecution for raping their wives if the wife is not a minor. The bench, including Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, will consider the urgency of the issue highlighted by senior advocate Karuna Nandy.

Manipur Violence | CJI Led Bench Permits Retired Cop Monitoring Probe to Travel Abroad

Today, 7th April, The Supreme Court granted permission to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar to travel to the US and Europe for personal reasons from May 1, 2024, to May 29, 2024. He was appointed by the Court to oversee investigations into cases related to ethnic violence in Manipur. This decision comes amidst ongoing hearings related to the Manipur violence cases.