The High Court's observations came on a case filed by a woman who accused her husband of treating her as a 'sex slave'

High Court observed that it cannot give a direction to the government to legislate and make laws.

A two-judge bench of the Apex Court, asked Kapur to approach the Delhi High court for seeking relief in the case.

Advocate Kapur's petition is likely to come up before the court next week.

The Delhi High Court said that in a marital relationship, both the man and the woman have a right to say no to a physical relationship.

Gujarat High Court observed 'destructive attitude' that promotes rape in a marriage can be removed only by making marital rape 'illegal'.

SC says sex with wife aged between 15 and 18 years would be a punishable offence under the IPC.

When the age of consent was 18 years for 'all purposes', why was such an exception made in the IPC, the SC had asked the Centre.

By declaring privacy as a fundamental right, the Supreme Court has paved the way for numerous reforms in varied fields.

Supreme Court decided to hear a petition regarding the position of marital rape of children between the ages of 15 and 18.

Sexual assault is not confined to penetrative sex. It comprises a range of violations.

Women find it difficult to prove and report marital rape due to economic and emotional reasons.

The comments were made when the bench was told that there was cultural difference between India and other nations criminalised marital rape.

It talks about the plight of a woman whose husband forced himself on her during her periods.

In India, Police charge the husbands with cruelty, for which the punishment is three years in jail or fine.

Soumya Bollapragada, whose short film on marital rape in India attracted many, says society ignores this problem.

The allegations also include forcing to watch porn, unnatural sex, recording intimate moments on cameras etc.

'I felt I was a sex worker, stuck in that room. I was ashamed,' the victim was quoted as saying.

Maneka said that women in India are unlikely to report sexual abuse that takes place in a marriage.

Maneka made a presentation on the issues taken up by the Women and Child Development Ministry in the past two years.