{"id":266748,"date":"2022-05-11T14:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T09:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=266748"},"modified":"2022-05-11T19:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T13:43:09","slug":"marital-rape-delhi-high-court-split-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/05\/11\/marital-rape-delhi-high-court-split-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Split Verdict on Criminalisation of Marital Rape Decision: One strikes down the exception, one upholds [Report to be updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the batch of petitions filed asking for striking down marital rape to be an exception under the Penal Code, 1860, Delhi High Court passed a split verdict.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SPLIT VERDICT<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justice Rajiv Shakdher held that Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC, which exempts the husband from the offence of rape for forcible sex with the wife, is unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justice C. Shankar held that Exception 2 to Section 375 IPC is not unconstitutional and there is an intelligible differentia. In his opinion, the challenge cannot sustain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>[Judgment copy awaited]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Also Read:<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"buDmR3vF7y\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/05\/11\/marital-rape-wife-sexualintercourse-delhi-high-court\/\">Marital Rape will be criminalised or not? Judgment to be pronounced | Stay tuned to know the verdict<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Marital Rape will be criminalised or not? 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