India's government is urging the Supreme Court to reject efforts to update a 160-year-old rape law, arguing it could disrupt ...

The Indian government has opposed petitions in the top court that seek criminalisation of marital rape, saying it would be ...

Entering a marriage, a woman gives "implied" consent for sex with her husband, India's government told the country's Supreme ...

India's government has asked the country's top court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing ...

The Indian government opposed calls to label non-consensual sexual acts by a husband on his wife as “rape”, saying it may impact conjugal relationships and disturb the institution of marriage.

The Centre argued that the complexities of marriage differentiate non-consensual sex within it from similar acts outside ...

This is the first time that the government has on record opposed the striking down the marital rape exception.

The Centre has told the Supreme Court there is no need to criminalise marital rape as there are other "suitably designed ...

The central government has opposed the criminalisation of marital rape in its recent affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, saying that terming it as “rape” is “excessively harsh, disproportionate” ...

India’s government has asked the country’s top court not to toughen criminal penalties against marital rape during an ongoing ...