Delhi HC to pass judgement tomorrow on petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape \
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Delhi HC to pass judgement tomorrow on petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape

10-May-2022
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pass judgement on Wednesday on several petitions related to criminalisation of marital rape. The bench of justices Rajiv Shakdher and C. Hari Shankar had kept the order reserved in February this year.
10-May-2022 National
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CPI (M) Central Committee member MC Josephine passes away \
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CPI (M) Central Committee member MC Josephine passes away

10-Apr-2022
Kannur (Kerala) [India], April 10 (ANI): CPI (M) Central Committee member M C Josephine passed away on Sunday. Josephine died of cardiac arrest when she was here to attend the function of the 23rd party congress.
10-Apr-2022 National
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Delhi HC reserves order on plea seeking criminalization of marital rape \
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Delhi HC reserves order on plea seeking criminalization of marital rape

21-Feb-2022
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved order on various pleas seeking criminalization of marital rape.
21-Feb-2022 National
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Sexual intercourse in marital relationship cannot be labelled as rape, says Advocate Kapoor \
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Sexual intercourse in marital relationship cannot be labelled as rape, says Advocate Kapoor

25-Jan-2022
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): The sexual intercourse between husband and wife in a marital relationship cannot be labelled as rape but at the worst, it can be called sexual abuse only, advocate RK Kapoor said while opposing the petition demanding criminalisation of marital rape in Delhi High Court today.
25-Jan-2022 National
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Centre seeks more time from Delhi HC on marital rape issue \
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Centre seeks more time from Delhi HC on marital rape issue

24-Jan-2022
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): The Centre on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it is consulting with several stakeholders and therefore will need more time on issues relating to various pleas demanding criminalization of marital rape.
24-Jan-2022 National
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Exception must be viewed as instrument of oppression: Amicus tells Delhi HC on marital rape matter \
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Exception must be viewed as instrument of oppression: Amicus tells Delhi HC on marital rape matter

20-Jan-2022
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Senior advocate on Thursday while assisting Delhi High Court hearing on a batch of petitions demanding criminalisation of marital rape said that exception must be viewed as an instrument of oppression.
20-Jan-2022 National
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Law does not consider sexual assault by loved one as rape, Amicus argues in HC \
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Law does not consider sexual assault by loved one as rape, Amicus argues in HC

12-Jan-2022
New Delhi [India], January 12(ANI): Amicus Curiae Rajshekhar Rao on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the law does not consider it as rape when a woman is sexually assaulted by her loved one but the same is considered a sexual offence when a stranger forces himself on her.
12-Jan-2022 National
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Delhi HC hears petitions on marital rape; points difference between marriage, other relationships \
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Delhi HC hears petitions on marital rape; points difference between marriage, other relationships

10-Jan-2022
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday raised differences between marriage with other relationships and opined that this qualitative difference may have played a part in the exception provided under Section 375 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code.
10-Jan-2022 National
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Most activists welcome Centre’s move to raise minimum age of marriage for women to 21 \
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Most activists welcome Centre’s move to raise minimum age of marriage for women to 21

19-Dec-2021
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Most women's rights activists have welcomed the Centre's move to increase the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, but a few said that this step alone would not empower women and several others were needed.
19-Dec-2021 National
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