Supreme Court on Marital Rape: The Central government has told the Supreme Court that there is no need to criminalize marital rape as there are other “appropriate punitive measures” available for it. The Center said that declaring marital rape a crime does not have the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The central government said that the issue of marital rape is more of a social issue than a legal issue, because it will have a direct impact on the society. The Center said that a decision on this issue (marital…
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