Marital Rape
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Constitutionality of Marital Rape in India: From Law Commission Reports to Substantive Testing
Listen to the article here. In the process of the Delhi High Court on 10 January, 2022 continuing the hearing of petititons on Marital Rape, there is unclarity on its… Read more.
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Rape Laws in India: Things that need to change
In India, the history of rape laws began with the enactment of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), in 1860. Since then, there have been several amendments to deter and punish… Read more.
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Re-examining the Marital Rape Exemption
“The study of inequality” should be concerned with power at its extremities, in its ultimate destinations, with those points where it becomes capillary.” M. FOUCAULT The existence of marital exemption… Read more.
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Analysing the Constitutionality of the Marital Rape Exception under IPC
While Indian rape laws have been amended several times, most notably after the infamous Tukaram v. State of Maharashtra,[1] and more recently after the Delhi gang-rape in 2012, one particularly… Read more.
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28/04/2018. Dear diary… (On Restitution of Conjugal Rights)
28/04/2018 1:35 am Dear Diary, “To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the loving cup, whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, shut up.” Here’s a picture that… Read more.
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The deplorable state of sexual abuse laws vis-a-vis marital rape
This article has been written by Torsha Sarkar. Torsha is a third-year law student in National Law University Odisha. The Criminal Amendment Act of 2013 was deemed progressive for its… Read more.
