Only sexual intercourse 'welcomed' by woman can be accepted as consensual: Kerala HC

Jul 06, 2020

Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 7 : The Kerala High Court has held that only sexual intercourse "welcomed" by the woman can be accepted as...

Chhattisgarh HC: Sexual intercourse between man and wife is not rape even if by force

Aug 27, 2021

Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 27 : The Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday acquitted a man charged with marital rape stating that sexual intercourse or...

Sexual intercourse in marital relationship cannot be labelled as rape, says Advocate Kapoor

Jan 25, 2022

New Delhi [India], January 25 : The sexual intercourse between husband and wife in a marital relationship cannot be labelled as rape but at...

"I apologise, take back my words," says Nitish Kumar after row over his population control remarks

Nov 08, 2023

On Tuesday, speaking on the floor of the Assembly, the Bihar Chief Minster ha said women should be educated as it would enable them...

DNA proof of paternity does not, by itself, establish rape; "gravity of accusation cannot substitute standard of proof": Delhi HC

Sep 04, 2026

The Delhi High Court has observed that while DNA evidence may conclusively establish paternity and the fact of sexual intercourse, it cannot by itself...

Denying sex to spouse for a long time amounts to mental cruelty: Allahabad HC

May 26, 2023

Allahabad High Court on Thursday, while granting divorce to a couple observed that "denying" sexual intercourse to the spouse for a long time amounts...