Published on 3rd March 2025 Authored By: Palak Mahajan Guru Nanak Dev University INTRODUCTION Marital rape, a combination of two contrasting words, i.e., marital, signifying marriage and rape, a barbarous act, is a debated topic raising serious concerns. Marriage, a sacred samskara, is considered a sacred and spiritual ritual that unites a man and women […]
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Published on 20th February 2025 Authored By: Isha Dhir RIMT UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION [1]Intimate rape, also known as spousal rape, is a type of domestic violence and sexual assault that occurs within the boundaries of a marriage. It is defined as the forced sexual intercourse of a spouse without their consent, usually through physical violence, threats,
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Published on: 14th February 2025 Authored by: Saloni Sunil Doiphode Government Law College, Mumbai TITLE: Smt. Shanti Devi vs Raghav Prakash CITATION: AIR1986RAJ13, 1985(1)WLN437 NAME OF COURT: Rajasthan High Court JUDGES: Guman Mal Lodha, J. PARTIES: Petitioner – Smt. Shanti Devi Respondent – Raghav Prakash FACTS The case of Smt. Shanti Devi vs Raghav Prakash
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Published on: 27th December 2024 Authored by: Parvika Rana Symbiosis Law School, Noida In India, marriage laws are the combination of the secular laws and personal laws regulating different communities while at the same time safeguarding that fundamental rights to marriage. The Special Marriage Act, 1954, is a civil law which regulates solemnizing interfaith marriages
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Published On: 5th November, 2024 Authored By: Khushi Tiwari S.S. Khanna Girls Degree college ABSTRACT Marriage law in India is governed by various personal laws based on religion, as well as the Special Marriage Act, 1954 for interfaith and civil marriages. For Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies, while Muslims
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