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A tip-off, a covert op, and a bust: Inside the TCS Nashik sexual abuse caseA tip-off led police to launch a covert operation inside a TCS Nashik unit, with officers posing as staff to monitor workplace conduct. The...- 'Godman' Kharat gets 14-day judicial custody in second rape caseNashik court sends self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to judicial custody until April 21. He faces a second rape case involving sexual exploit...
- Marital rape criminalisation may severely impact institution of marriages in India: GovtThe Centre's affidavit to the court argues that criminalizing marital rape could disrupt conjugal relationships and pose challenges in prov...
- SC seeks Centre's stand on plea against marital rape exception in new criminal lawThe Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response on a petition challenging the marital rape exception under new criminal laws. A bench he...
- Delhi HC delivers split verdict on criminalisation of marital rapeWhile Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the division bench, favoured striking down the marital rape exception, Justice C Hari Shankar said...
- High Court to pronounce on Wednesday verdict on pleas to criminalise marital rapeA bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar had reserved its judgement on February 21 on the petitions seeking to strike down the...
- Delhi HC refuses to grant more time to Centre to state stand on pleas to criminalise marital rapeA bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar said it was not possible to adjourn an ongoing matter as there is no terminal date by...
- Centre may clarify in HC if it wishes to withdraw stand opposing pleas to criminalise marital rapeNGO, Men Welfare Trust (MWT), which is opposing the batch of petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape, had argued that sexual inte...
- Clarify stand on marital rape criminalisation: Delhi HC tells CentreJustice Rajiv Shakdher, who is heading the bench dealing with a batch of petitions challenging the legality of the marital rape exception i...
- Any act of rape punishable but marital relationship qualitatively different, says Delhi HCThe court questioned as to why the exception from the offence of rape granted to a married couple had remained in the legislature for sever...
- Marital rape a crime: Centre wary of misuseThe fact that other countries, mostly Western, have criminalised marital rape does not necessarily mean India should also follow them blind...
- Marital rape may soon be a crime in IndiaWomen and child development minister Maneka Gandhi said on Tuesday the Centre was considering criminalizing marital rape.
- Government mulling criminalising marital rapeReplying to a question on whether there is an attempt to push for criminalisation of marital rape, Maneka Gandhi said, "Now there is".
- 'Family system will be under great stress if marital rape is criminalised'The Law Commission, while making its 172nd report on 'Review of Rape Laws' in March 2000, did not recommend criminalisation of marital rape.
- Govt panel contradicts Centre, says make marital rape a crimeThis is in contradiction to the government's stand that marriage in the country is a sacrament and hence the concept of marital rape cannot...
- Refusal to criminalise marital rape: Activists, experts differ on issueTwo retired judges -- S N Dhingra and R S Sodhi -- of the Delhi High Court said it will trigger misuse of law by women to settle scores.
- Government’s stand on marital rape stirs debate among lawyersThe Centre's stand against making marital rape a criminal offence saw legal bigwigs take a divided stand.
- Home Ministry refuses to consider marital rape as criminalMinister of State for Home, Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary has said there is no proposal to bring any amendment to the law for criminalizin...
- Marital Rape: Parliamentary Panel and government decide against terming it a criminal offenceThe decision is significant as the three-member expert committee headed by JS Verma had recommended that marital rape be considered a crimi...
- New anti-rape law comes into force but it shies away from making marital rape an offenceThe new law has shied away from making marital rape an offence as long as the couple lived in the same house.
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