SC Refuses to Defer Marital Rape Hearing Till Nov; Govt to Present Stand Tomorrow
The court will hear the challenge to the marital rape exception only after the Centre files its formal response, with petitions citing discrimination against married women.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court said it will await the Centre's response on petitions challenging the marital rape exception before fixing a suitable hearing date on the constitutional validity of the provision.
- Petitions challenge the constitutional validity of exceptions under the Indian Penal Code and the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that shield husbands from prosecution for sexual acts with their wives.
- Critics argue the 162-year-old exception is unconstitutional, while the new law maintains that "sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under eighteen years of age, is not rape."
- Senior advocate Indira Jaising urged the bench to list the matter for November, citing that the Centre has not filed a substantive reply or exchanged the required petitions with other parties.
- Listed for Wednesday, the matter will be reviewed by the Supreme Court to assess progress before fixing a hearing date, following split verdicts from the Delhi High Court on May 11, 2022.
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SC refuses to defer marital rape hearing till Nov; govt to present stand tomorrow
The Supreme Court will soon review the Centre's position on the exceptions regarding marital rape. A bench will initially focus on the Union government's arguments this Wednesday. Following this session, a date will be set for the final discussions. Presently, the court is examining petitions that challenge the marital rape exception, rejecting a request to postpone the hearing until November.
SC to hear marital rape criminalisation after Centre's reply
The Supreme Court has stated it will wait for the central government's response on petitions concerning the criminalisation of marital rape before scheduling a hearing. This comes as the Centre has yet to file a substantive reply on the matter, which challenges the constitutional validity of exceptions in criminal law that protect husbands from prosecution for sexual acts with their wives. The issue involves the interpretation of Section 375 of …
Will fix date in marital rape petitions after Centre's stand on issue: SC
New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will await the stand of the central government on a batch of petitions concerning the criminalisation of marital rape before fixing a suitable date for hearing on the issue. Senior advocate Indira Jaising mentioned a petition related to the prosecution of a husband […]
Supreme Court: The Supreme Court will hear petitions seeking to criminalize marital rape on September 9th. Mentioning the matter on Monday, senior advocate Indira Jaising told a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant that the central government's counter-affidavit in the matter […] The post Will marital rape become a crime? The nation's eyes are fixed on the Supreme Court hearing on September 9th appeared first on www.hindusthanpost.com.
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