The Supreme Court commenced review of petitions aiming to criminalize non-consensual sexual acts by a husband, challenging the legal exception of marital rape in the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita. The bench, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, examined women’s right to refuse sex within marriage, questioning the court’s power to create new offences.
SC takes up pleas on marital rape
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