Husband jailed for raping wife freed because marital rape not a crime in India

Marital rape: India anger as judge frees man accused of raping wife who then died

The controversial ruling once again shines a spotlight on the issue of marital rape in India, which refuses to criminalise it.

Husband jailed for raping wife freed because marital rape not a crime in India

A 40 year-old man was previously convicted of rape and culpable homicide after a trial found his wife, a. minor, died of injuries suffered during forced intercourse

Woman dies of husband’s sexual act, HC cites marital rape ground to acquit him

Chhattisgarh high court acquits a man of marital rape charges, citing legal immunity for husbands, reigniting debates on marital consent laws in India.

India Anger As Judge Frees Man Accused Of Raping Wife Who Then Died

An Indian court’s ruling that a man’s forced “unnatural sex” with his wife is not an offence has led to huge outrage and sparked renewed calls for better protections for married women.…The post India Anger As Judge Frees Man Accused Of Raping Wife Who Then Died appeared first on The Liberation News Nigeria.

'Unnatural Sex' With Wife Without Consent, Not An Offence: Chhattisgarh HC - HW News English

Let’s begin with a question: Is the wife the property of the husband? Our judicial system tends to pass such verdicts, which makes me believe that. So If I marry someone, that person owns me. Will I have no say in that relationship? Well, the answer to this is a big fat NO. A wife is not considered the property of her husband. According to modern legal and societal views, a wife is an equal partner, an individual in a marriage. She has her own i…

A Licence to Violate: Chhattisgarh HC’s ruling on marital rape exposes a legal travesty’

The Chhattisgarh High Court’s recent judgment, delivered on February 10, acquitting a man convicted of raping and sexually assaulting his wife in a horrific case is a damning indictment of India’s legal system. By extending the already regressive marital rape exception to Section 377 of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code (IPC), the court has reinforced the idea that a husband has absolute ownership over his wife’s body, regardless of consent, digni…