Marital Rape Cases May Be Listed On Early Date: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave assurance on hearing the pleas concerning marital rape issues. Advocate Karuna Nundy, appearing for petitioner, said the bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud stated that the matter was listed for the day and it has been pending for long. The court said that it would take the matter between the constitutional benches. In 2022, the Supreme Court had issued an order to pause a trial involving a husband accused of raping his wife, after the Karnataka High Court had upheld the charges against him. Other than this case, two other petitions pertaining to the criminalisation of marital rape are pending before the top court.