Delhi High Court verdict tomorrow in petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape

The Court will pronounce judgement on a batch petitions which challenged Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which exempts non-consensual sex between husband and wife from the ambit of rape.

Delhi High Court, Marital Rape

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10 May 2022, 2:18 pm

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The Delhi High Court will, on Wednesday May 11, pronounce its verdict in a batch of petitions demanding the criminalisation of marital rape [RIT Foundation v Union of India].

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Delhi High Court

Marital Rape

Justice Rajiv Shakdher

Justice C Hari Shankar