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Centre says marital rape involves ‘family issues’, can’t be seen from ‘microscopic angle’

Scroll | 25/01/2022 10:08 AM | Click to read full article

The matter of criminalising marital rape involves “family issues” and cannot be seen from a “microscopic angle”, the Centre told the Delhi High Court on Monday, according to The Hindu.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, also requested the court to grant “reasonable time” to submit the government’s stand on the matter after consulting the stakeholders. The Delhi High Court has been hearing a batch of petitions daily seeking to remove an exception in the rape law.

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