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SC notice to Centre on plea for rape laws to be part of school syllabus
The syllabus would also include subject of moral training to ensure awareness about sexual equality, right of women and freedom of girls to live with dignity
Published on Sep 13, 2024 07:47 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Karnataka High Court urges legal reforms on 'Necrophilia': What you need to know
The Karnataka High Court cited sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that do not explicitly address punishment for engaging in “Necrophilic activities”.
Published on Jun 06, 2023 02:18 PM IST
Evening brief: Why petitioners challenged constitutionality of marital rape
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Published on May 11, 2022 04:46 PM IST
‘Half-hearted reply an injustice’: Centre asks time in marital rape hearing
Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Centre, said that the issue should not be seen from a “microscopic angle” and several considerations would be considered by the government while formulating its stand.
Published on Jan 25, 2022 02:04 AM IST
Richa Banka, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Marriage exception in rape law an instrument of oppression, HC told
The high court is hearing PILs by NGOs RIT Foundation, All India Democratic Women’s Association and two individuals who have sought striking down the exception in the Indian law, saying that it discriminated against married women being sexually assaulted by their husbands.
Published on Jan 21, 2022 04:25 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi