Rape Laws In India

India does not criminalise marital rape: Which are the countries where spousal rape is a crime?

Even as India does not recognise marital rape as a punishable offence, Karnataka High Court on Wednesday delivered a pivotal judgment that can be called groundbreaking as it said, 'rape is rape, be it by the husband'

Law on sexual assault: Cabinet nod to Justice Verma panel amendments, death penalty

An ordinance will be brought to amend the criminal law with focus on crime against women, providing punishment up to the entire life of a convict in case of rape whose terminology has been expanded to 'sexual assault'.

Be very afraid of govt's naming-shaming rapists database

The government wants to set up a name-and-shame directory of convicted rapists. But is a public database with names, addresses and photographs what India needs? Is it an invitation to a lynch mob?

Indian courts to husband: Domestic violence is a no-no; marital rape is A-ok!

In enlightened India, women are protected from domestic violence, and rape may soon be a gender-neutral crime. But as a Delhi court recently affirmed, a man still has the right to rape his wife.

Rape law: Are women activists barking up the wrong tree?

It is not higher penalties but the certainty of punishment that deters crime. This calls for changes in the evidence act to make catching criminals easier