Battering rape: In this type of marital rape, women experience both physical and sexual violence in the relationship in many ways. Some instances are those where the wife is battered during the sexual violence, or the rape may follow a physical violent episode where the husband wants to make up and coerces his wife to have sex against her will. In most cases, the victims fall under this stated category. Force only rape: In this type of marital rape, husbands use only that amount of force, as it is necessary to coerce their wives. In such cases, battering may not be a characteristic and women who refuse sexual intercourse usually face such assaults. Obsessive rape: In obsessive rape, assaults involve brutal torture and/or perverse sexual acts and are most commonly violent in form. This type has also been labelled as sadistic rape. Recently, the Supreme Court had held that sexual intercourse with minor (below 18 years) wife is rape. The Delhi High Court is currently hearing … [Read more...] about Marital Rape Is A Disgraceful Offence That Has Scarred The Trust & Confidence In The Institution Of Marriage: Gujarat HC [Read Order]
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Special Marriage Act- No Need To Dispatch Notice Of Intending Marriage At Couples’ Residence: Rajasthan HC [Read Order]
The bench headed by Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog concurred with a decision of single bench of Delhi High Court, in Pranav Kumar Mishra & Anr v Govt Of NCT Of Delhi, and observed that the procedure of affixing the notice at the residence of the parties is not warranted or authorised by law and this would amount to a breach of privacy of the individuals. … [Read more...] about Special Marriage Act- No Need To Dispatch Notice Of Intending Marriage At Couples’ Residence: Rajasthan HC [Read Order]
Raise Minimum Marriage Age To 25 Years For Men And 21 Years For Women To Curb Growing Population: Petition In SC [Read Petition]
It then blames the increasing population for the increase in poverty, unemployment, starvation, food adulteration, health issues, depletion of natural resources and crime. It further points out various State laws which bar people with more than two children from contesting elections to local bodies and contends that differences in adoption of such laws by the States leads to discrepancies. … [Read more...] about Raise Minimum Marriage Age To 25 Years For Men And 21 Years For Women To Curb Growing Population: Petition In SC [Read Petition]
Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Annulment Of Godman’s Marriage
Justice MMS Bedi summarized the case in a long sentence (First sentence in the judgment is more than 120 words long) like this : “The present case is a tale of a man who claiming himself to be a staunch follower of God Hanuman with divine powers comes into contact with the family of a girl with power to heal all kinds of pains and sufferings and by misusing his influence, taking advantage of his fiduciary relationship makes an innocent girl to fall in his trap to dissuade her from her relationship with a man of her liking and age and adopts immoral and fraudulent tricks taking advantage of the feeble and innocent mind of a girl under depression; exploits his fiduciary status of a Godman; indulges in unreasonable exploitation affecting not only the life of the innocent girl but to spoil the same by forcing the relationship of husband and wife by imposing the relationship developed by act of fraud and undue influence.” … [Read more...] about Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Annulment Of Godman’s Marriage
Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Annulment Of Godman’s Marriage [Read Order]
The court observed that marriage is definitely void as the consent of the girl has been obtained by the ‘godman’ by using the fiduciary relationship as a godman and trapped the respondent by false representations and poisoning her mind and creating a fear of morality and illegality in maintaining her relationship with her boyfriend. … [Read more...] about Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Annulment Of Godman’s Marriage [Read Order]
