Delhi High Court passes split verdict on criminalisation of #maritalrape
Justice Hari Shankar said he does not agree with Justice Rajiv Shakdher that Exception 2 in the rape law is unconstitutional. scroll.in/a/1023690
Justice Hari Shankar said he does not agree with Justice Rajiv Shakdher that Exception 2 in the rape law is unconstitutional. scroll.in/a/1023690
Exception 2 in the rape law states that forcible sexual intercourse by a man with his wife is not rape unless the wife is below 15 years of age.
The petitioners’ contended that the exception to #MaritalRape is unconstitutional and should be struck down. scroll.in/a/1023690
The petitioners’ contended that the exception to #MaritalRape is unconstitutional and should be struck down. scroll.in/a/1023690
“Basically [the Centre is] saying that if you’re a poor or illiterate woman then #MaritalRape shouldn’t be criminalised. This is the Union of India, this is the government and this is why we are before the court," Advocate Karuna Nundy said scroll.in/a/1023690
Justice Hari Shankar said he doesn't agree with Justice Rajiv Shakdher that Exception 2 in the rape law is unconstitutional.
The exception states that forcible sexual intercourse by a man with his wife is not rape unless the wife is below 15 years of age. scroll.in/a/1023690
The exception states that forcible sexual intercourse by a man with his wife is not rape unless the wife is below 15 years of age. scroll.in/a/1023690
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