Published on 9th March 2025 Authored By: MANTASHA KHAN Shree L.R. Tiwari college of law Introduction In Indian society, marital rape—a horrific affront to a woman’s bodily autonomy and dignity—remains a widespread but mostly unseen problem. Often hailed as a sacred institution, marriage’s sanctity is used as an excuse to oppress and take advantage of […]
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Published on 9th March 2025 Authored By: Riya Kumari Jamia Millia Islamia National University, New Delhi INTRODUCTION In simple words, marital rape refers to a situation where sexual intercourse between married couples is non-consensual and forcible. The lack of consent is the essential element but it doesn’t necessarily involve physical violence. Marital rape is criminalised
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Published on 9th March 2025 Authored By: Ami Yadav PES Modern Law College , Pune Facts The above case was set in India when Constitution didn’t come into force, however its judgement was given by Supreme Court in 1964. Kasturi Ralia Ram was a partner in a firm which made profit by selling bullion and
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Published on 9th March 2025 Authored By: Nitya Jain Symbiosis Law School, Pune CASE NAME: Kasturi Ralia Ram v. State of UP Appellant Kasturi Lal Ralia Ram Jain Respondent State of Uttar Pradesh Judges P. B. Gajendrakar, C.J. and K. N. Wanchoo, M. Hidayatullah, Raghubar Dayal and J. R. Mudholkar, JJ. Forum The Supreme Court
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Published on 5th March 2025 Authored By: MANSI MAZUMDAR OP JINDAL GLOBAL UNIVERSITY Understanding Marital force In simple words, connubial rape is defined as sexual intercourse against the wishes of one of the consorts within the connubiality. In this case, it’s nothing but dissent of individual personality, physical integrity, and rights. Though connubial rape is
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