Explainer | Would striking down ‘Marital Rape Exception’ create a New Offence?
In the Split verdict on Criminalisation of Marital Rape Exception (MRE), the Division Bench of Delhi High Court pronounced a 393-Pages Judgment,
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Split Verdict on Criminalisation of Marital Rape| Can a Husband be labelled as a rapist? Does MRE provides impunity to offender? One says ‘Yes’, other says ‘No’ [DETAILED REPORT]
Delhi High Court: In a split verdict the Division Bench of Rajiv Shakdher and C. Hari Shankar, JJ., laid down their opinion
[Marital Rape] “Wanton lust, vicious appetite, depravity of senses, loathsome beast of passion, unbridled unleashing of carnal desire of demonish perversion” Kar HC discusses protection provided to husband by the institution of marriage
A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man the “husband”