A recent Madhya Pradesh High Court decision has revived a long under-examined question: can the marital rape exception under Section 375 IPC be used to defend a husband from prosecution ...

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to make its stand clear on the exclusion of penal provisions for the offences of unnatural sex and sodomy from the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which ...

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member SC Sinha today pitched for a “suitable modification” in section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that criminalises consensual sexual acts between ...

In India Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, dating back to 1861, criminalized sexual activities "against the order of nature", including homosexual activities. The code was repealed by the Delhi ...

Prayagraj: Observing that marital rape cannot be considered an offence if the wife is above 18 years of age, the Allahabad high court acquitted a person accused of committing ‘unnatural offence’ ...

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a husband cannot be punished under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for engaging in anal or oral sex with his wife, Bar and Bench reported. Justice ...

New Delhi, Sep 6 (PTI) Non consensual sex between same gender adults will invite penal liability under Section 377 of the IPC, the Supreme Court said Thursday while striking down a part of it which ...