If we strike down the marital rape exception, those acts will fall within the category of offences. Will we be creating a new offence, the court asked

As the Supreme Court begins hearing petitions seeking the criminalisation of marital rape, The Hindu decodes the legal contentions before it

The Supreme Court examines whether removing immunity for husbands in marital rape cases would create a new offense, sparking a national debate on legal reform.

The Supreme Court is reviewing the legality of certain IPC provisions that protect husbands from prosecution for marital rape. Petitioners argue this immunity violates constitutional rights. The court is evaluating if these exceptions should stand amidst concerns that nullifying them could disrupt marriages.

The Supreme Court of India will review the constitutionality of legal provisions that grant immunity to husbands from prosecution for marital rape if the wife is not a minor. The court seeks views on the potential impact on marriage and society.

Senior advocate Karuna Nandy, representing the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), cited the Supreme Court's ruling on the right to privacy, asserting that privacy cannot be used to justify abuse against women.

The Indian Supreme Court deliberates on the constitutional validity of Exception 2 under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which shields husbands from prosecution for marital rape. The case, framed as 'people versus patriarchy',

The top court today commenced hearing pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape by striking down an exception under the law which protects a man from charge of rape if he forces his wife (who is not a minor) to have sex.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud and justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing a batch of petitions seeking to criminalise marital rape. The court will next hear the case on 22 October, with senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan set to appear.

A three-judge bench presided by CJI D Y Chandrachud and comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra began hearing petitions challenging the exception clause of Section 375 of the IPC, now BNS, under which sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his wife,

Centre said in the fast-growing and ever-changing social and family structure, misuse of the amended provisions can also not be ruled out as it would be difficult and challenging for a person to prove