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BREAKING | Marital Rape Exception | “Marriage Doesn’t Extinguish Autonomy, But Can Husband Be Prosecuted For Rape?” Supreme Court To Decide
Supreme Court Sep 09, 2026

BREAKING | Marital Rape Exception | “Marriage Doesn’t Extinguish Autonomy, But Can Husband Be Prosecuted For Rape?” Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court is considering the constitutional challenge to India’s marital rape exception, which raises two competing legal questions: marriage does not extinguish a woman’s bodily autonomy or consent, but should non-consensual sexual intercourse within marriage attract the same rape offence applicable outside marriage? The existing BNS framework retains a marital exception in Section 63 for a wife who is not under 18, while the Union has previously opposed judicial removal of the exception and argued that sexual violence within marriage can attract other legal consequences. The Supreme Court has not yet finally decided the constitutional issue.
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Wife Sought ₹50 Lakh From Husband’s Lover For Breaking Her Marriage —Delhi Court Rejects Claim, Says Marriage Was Already In A “Rough Phase”
Legal Update Sep 4, 2026

Wife Sought ₹50 Lakh From Husband’s Lover For Breaking Her Marriage —Delhi Court Rejects Claim, Says Marriage Was Already In A “Rough Phase”

A Delhi court dismissed a wife’s ₹50 lakh damages suit against her husband’s alleged partner for “alienation of affection.” The court held that merely proving a subsisting marriage or an extramarital relationship was not enough. The wife first had to establish that genuine marital affection existed and that the third party’s intentional conduct caused its destruction. The evidence indicated that the marriage was already going through a rough phase, and the required causal link was not established.

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“₹2.5 Lakh Do, Warna False Rape Case”: Woman Threatens Medical Store Owner, Demands Rs 2.5 Lakh From His Wife; Nagpur Police Register Case
Legal Update Sep 2, 2026

“₹2.5 Lakh Do, Warna False Rape Case”: Woman Threatens Medical Store Owner, Demands Rs 2.5 Lakh From His Wife; Nagpur Police Register Case

Nagpur’s Mankapur Police registered a case against a 26-year-old woman after a medical store owner alleged that she demanded ₹2.5 lakh from his wife and threatened to implicate him in false rape, molestation and cheating cases if the money was not paid. Police are treating the accusations as allegations and are investigating both sides, as the woman has also filed a counter-complaint against the medical store owner alleging that he made an obscene offer to her. No arrest had been made at the time of the report.

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498A & Dowry Death Laws Misuse | ‘Casual Taunts Don’t Amount To Cruelty’: Delhi Court Acquits Husband
Legal Update Aug 29, 2026

498A & Dowry Death Laws Misuse | ‘Casual Taunts Don’t Amount To Cruelty’: Delhi Court Acquits Husband

A Delhi court acquitted a husband charged under Sections 498A and 304B IPC after finding insufficient evidence of dowry-related cruelty or harassment soon before his wife’s death. The court observed that casual taunts and ordinary marital discord cannot by themselves constitute cruelty unless the legal ingredients are proved, and stressed that suspicion cannot replace proof.

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₹50 Lakh for ‘Stealing’ Her Husband’s Affection? Delhi Court Dismisses Wife’s Claim, Says Mere Allegations Were Not Enough
Legal Update Aug 26, 2026

₹50 Lakh for ‘Stealing’ Her Husband’s Affection? Delhi Court Dismisses Wife’s Claim, Says Mere Allegations Were Not Enough

A Delhi court dismissed a wife’s suit seeking ₹50 lakh from her husband’s alleged extramarital partner for supposedly “stealing” his affection. The court found that mere allegations of an affair were not enough; she had to establish that the alleged partner actively induced or caused the breakdown of the marriage.

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Wife Sought ₹50 Lakh From Husband’s Lover For Breaking Her Marriage —Delhi Court Rejects Claim, Says Marriage Was Already In A “Rough Phase”
Legal Update Sep 4, 2026 0

Wife Sought ₹50 Lakh From Husband’s Lover For Breaking Her Marriage —Delhi Court Rejects Claim, Says Marriage Was Already In A “Rough Phase”

A Delhi court dismissed a wife’s ₹50 lakh damages suit against her husband’s alleged partner for “alienation of affection.” The court held that merely proving a subsisting marriage or an extramarital relationship was not enough. The wife first had to establish that genuine marital affection existed and that the third party’s intentional conduct caused its destruction. The evidence indicated that the marriage was already going through a rough phase, and the required causal link was not established.

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“₹2.5 Lakh Do, Warna False Rape Case”: Woman Threatens Medical Store Owner, Demands Rs 2.5 Lakh From His Wife; Nagpur Police Register Case
Legal Update Sep 2, 2026 0

“₹2.5 Lakh Do, Warna False Rape Case”: Woman Threatens Medical Store Owner, Demands Rs 2.5 Lakh From His Wife; Nagpur Police Register Case

Nagpur’s Mankapur Police registered a case against a 26-year-old woman after a medical store owner alleged that she demanded ₹2.5 lakh from his wife and threatened to implicate him in false rape, molestation and cheating cases if the money was not paid. Police are treating the accusations as allegations and are investigating both sides, as the woman has also filed a counter-complaint against the medical store owner alleging that he made an obscene offer to her. No arrest had been made at the time of the report.

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498A & Dowry Death Laws Misuse | ‘Casual Taunts Don’t Amount To Cruelty’: Delhi Court Acquits Husband
Legal Update Aug 29, 2026 0

498A & Dowry Death Laws Misuse | ‘Casual Taunts Don’t Amount To Cruelty’: Delhi Court Acquits Husband

A Delhi court acquitted a husband charged under Sections 498A and 304B IPC after finding insufficient evidence of dowry-related cruelty or harassment soon before his wife’s death. The court observed that casual taunts and ordinary marital discord cannot by themselves constitute cruelty unless the legal ingredients are proved, and stressed that suspicion cannot replace proof.

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₹50 Lakh for ‘Stealing’ Her Husband’s Affection? Delhi Court Dismisses Wife’s Claim, Says Mere Allegations Were Not Enough
Legal Update Aug 26, 2026 0

₹50 Lakh for ‘Stealing’ Her Husband’s Affection? Delhi Court Dismisses Wife’s Claim, Says Mere Allegations Were Not Enough

A Delhi court dismissed a wife’s suit seeking ₹50 lakh from her husband’s alleged extramarital partner for supposedly “stealing” his affection. The court found that mere allegations of an affair were not enough; she had to establish that the alleged partner actively induced or caused the breakdown of the marriage.

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