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Delhi high court delivers split verdict on marital rape

The Delhi high court delivered a split verdict on criminalisation of marital rape in India. Justice Rajiv Shakdher removed the Exception 2 that protects men who indulge in non-consensual intercourse with their wives, from Section 376 IPC. On the other hand, Justice C Hari Shankar expressed his disagreements on the matter saying that the exception doesn't violate Article 14, 19 and 21.

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