The Supreme Court posted the marital rape exception pleas for final hearing and asked whether a husband can be prosecuted for rape of his wife while the exception’s constitutional validity is undecided. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted for final hearing the batch of petitions challenging the marital rape exception under India’s rape […]
Today(on 16th July), Senior Advocate Indira Jaising asked the Supreme Court to prioritize the pending marital rape issue, which faced delays during a tax case discussion led by Chief Justice Chandrachud. The case challenges the exemption of married women from filing rape charges against their husbands. Justices have differing views on the constitutional validity of this exemption.
