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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicSection 375

Topic: section 375

Marital rape exception applies to anal sex, cannot charge husband under Section 377 — Uttarakhand HC

Section 375 of the IPC defines the offence of rape, but carves out an exception for married couples. Citing this, HC ruled that a husband cannot be tried for anal sex with his wife.

If it’s rape, problematic to exclude it from punishment because of marriage, Delhi HC observes

A special bench is hearing a plea challenging IPC exception to marital rape. Amicus Rajasekhar Rao submits that law violates constitutional right to equality, life and liberty.

Punjab & Haryana HC rules ‘no rape’ due to lack of injury, goes against established law

Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld a lower court’s acquittal of 4 men accused of raping a woman, saying lack of injury was a sign of consent.

Section 375 a gripping take on law vs justice, but features a ‘men are victims too’ tone

Akshaye Khanna and Richa Chadha do a great job in this courtroom drama but the movie does a disservice to women.

NGO claims existing anti-rape law is not gender neutral, files plea in Supreme Court

It says Section 375 of IPC does not take into account sexual assault inflicted on men and transgender people.

Hindu scriptures don’t sanction marital rape and it’s time the law catches up

Our culture, in its pristine glory, celebrates the exercise of choice by a woman in matters of selection of partner as well as sexual autonomy.

Don’t be a rape apologist. Marital rape is rape

The definition of rape in India is still looked at through the lens of a woman’s marital status. If you oppose criminalising marital rape, you are a rape apologist.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.