Only sexual intercourse 'welcomed' by woman can be accepted as consensual: Kerala HC

Jul 06, 2020

Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 7 : The Kerala High Court has held that only sexual intercourse "welcomed" by the woman can be accepted as...

Chhattisgarh HC: Sexual intercourse between man and wife is not rape even if by force

Aug 27, 2021

Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 27 : The Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday acquitted a man charged with marital rape stating that sexual intercourse or...

"I apologise, take back my words," says Nitish Kumar after row over his population control remarks

Nov 08, 2023

On Tuesday, speaking on the floor of the Assembly, the Bihar Chief Minster ha said women should be educated as it would enable them...

Sexual intercourse in marital relationship cannot be labelled as rape, says Advocate Kapoor

Jan 25, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 25 : The sexual intercourse between husband and wife in a marital relationship cannot be labelled as rape but at...

Denying sex to spouse for a long time amounts to mental cruelty: Allahabad HC

May 26, 2023

Allahabad High Court on Thursday, while granting divorce to a couple observed that "denying" sexual intercourse to the spouse for a long time amounts...

CPI MP submits Criminalisation Of Marital Rape Private Member Bill in Rajya Sabha

Nov 13, 2022

The Bill aims at criminalizing marital rape by substituting Exception 2 of Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code with the consent of the...