India's government formally opposes bid to criminalize marital rape
India's government is urging the Supreme Court to reject efforts to update a 160-year-old rape law, arguing it could disrupt ...
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India asks top court to heed marital rape leniency
India's government has asked the country's top court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing ...
India government says criminalising marital rape 'excessively harsh'
The Indian government has opposed petitions in the top court that seek criminalisation of marital rape, saying it would be ...
Marital rape is rape, not another crime
The existing law on rape in India lacks inclusivity, as it doesn't account for male or transgender victims and exempts ...
Marital rape: Centre argues against terming it as 'rape' in Supreme Court
The Centre argued that the complexities of marriage differentiate non-consensual sex within it from similar acts outside ...
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India asks top court: Be lenient on marital rape
India’s government has asked the country’s top court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing ...
Indian government argues against labelling non-consensual sexual acts by husband as marital rape
The Indian government opposed calls to label non-consensual sexual acts by a husband on his wife as “rape”, saying it may ...
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India opposes tougher penalties for marital rape
India's government has asked the country's top court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing ...