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'We're Old-Fashioned...': Top Court On "Physical Relations" Before Marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday made strong verbal remarks on pre-marital relationships while hearing a bail plea in a case involving allegations of rape and promise of marriage.
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Norway Crown Princess Son Faces Trial On Multiple Charges, Including Rape
The eldest son of Norway's crown princess will go on trial Tuesday on multiple charges including rape in a high-profile case that has been an embarrassment to the royal family.
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Ex-Chief Justice Chandrachud Was Asked About Biggest Regret. His Reply
Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Sunday voiced his "biggest regret" over the immunity granted to husbands in marital rape cases. He said he could not deal with such a case, calling it one of his regrets during his tenure.
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Marital Rape Not Viewed With Seriousness It Deserves In India: Shashi Tharoor
Diplomat-turned-senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he was shocked that India remains one of the few democracies where marital rape is not viewed with the seriousness it deserves, despite having stringent anti-rape laws.
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"No Means No": Shashi Tharoor Introduces Bill Criminalising Marital Rape
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor introduced a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday to criminalise marital rape and asserted that India must uphold its constitutional values and move from "no means no" to "only yes means yes".
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Haryana Man Raped Daughter-In-Law, Then Buried Her In 10-Foot Ditch
First she was raped by her father-in-law before being murdered and buried in a pit dug outside her marital home in Haryana's Faridabad. Disturbing new details have emerged in the killing of a 24-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh.
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"Will Destroy Marriage Sanctity...": Why Court Junked Rape Case Against Man
The Rajasthan High Court quashed a rape case against a man after he married the woman he allegedly assaulted; charges were dropped after the court said criminal proceedings against him would 'destroy the sanctity of marriage'.
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"Shows Woman's Consent Irrelevant": Derek O'Brien On Marital Rape Exception In Law
The "archaic" exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sends a dangerous message that a woman's right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday.
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Opinion | Who's Afraid Of Criminalising Marital Rape?
The exception of marital rape is not only a legal anomaly; it is a profound injustice that violates a womans constitutional rights of personal liberty, equality, and dignity.
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Unnatural Sex With Wife Without Consent Not Offence: Chhattisgarh High Court
Unnatural sex between a man and his adult wife dies not merit punishment, the Chhattisgarh High Court said in a recent judgment. The case involves a man whose wife died in hospital after un-natural sex.
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'We're Old-Fashioned...': Top Court On "Physical Relations" Before Marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday made strong verbal remarks on pre-marital relationships while hearing a bail plea in a case involving allegations of rape and promise of marriage.
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Norway Crown Princess Son Faces Trial On Multiple Charges, Including Rape
The eldest son of Norway's crown princess will go on trial Tuesday on multiple charges including rape in a high-profile case that has been an embarrassment to the royal family.
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Ex-Chief Justice Chandrachud Was Asked About Biggest Regret. His Reply
Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Sunday voiced his "biggest regret" over the immunity granted to husbands in marital rape cases. He said he could not deal with such a case, calling it one of his regrets during his tenure.
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Marital Rape Not Viewed With Seriousness It Deserves In India: Shashi Tharoor
Diplomat-turned-senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he was shocked that India remains one of the few democracies where marital rape is not viewed with the seriousness it deserves, despite having stringent anti-rape laws.
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"No Means No": Shashi Tharoor Introduces Bill Criminalising Marital Rape
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor introduced a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday to criminalise marital rape and asserted that India must uphold its constitutional values and move from "no means no" to "only yes means yes".
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Haryana Man Raped Daughter-In-Law, Then Buried Her In 10-Foot Ditch
First she was raped by her father-in-law before being murdered and buried in a pit dug outside her marital home in Haryana's Faridabad. Disturbing new details have emerged in the killing of a 24-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh.
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"Will Destroy Marriage Sanctity...": Why Court Junked Rape Case Against Man
The Rajasthan High Court quashed a rape case against a man after he married the woman he allegedly assaulted; charges were dropped after the court said criminal proceedings against him would 'destroy the sanctity of marriage'.
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"Shows Woman's Consent Irrelevant": Derek O'Brien On Marital Rape Exception In Law
The "archaic" exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sends a dangerous message that a woman's right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday.
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Opinion | Who's Afraid Of Criminalising Marital Rape?
The exception of marital rape is not only a legal anomaly; it is a profound injustice that violates a womans constitutional rights of personal liberty, equality, and dignity.
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Unnatural Sex With Wife Without Consent Not Offence: Chhattisgarh High Court
Unnatural sex between a man and his adult wife dies not merit punishment, the Chhattisgarh High Court said in a recent judgment. The case involves a man whose wife died in hospital after un-natural sex.
