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Is Marriage a License To Rape?

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                                                                             Marital Rape Article 14 of the Indian constitution provide the equality before the law or equal protection of the laws within the territory of India and also Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth, but there is a one sub section of the Indian Penal Code (in short IPC) make the inequality for the offence of Rape which is a most brutal and heinous crime against the body of a person. Rape is defined in section 375 of the IPC as under: - Rape. -- A man is said to commit "rape" if he-- (a) penetrates his penis, to any extent, into the vagina, mouth, urethra or anus of a woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person; or (b) inserts, to any extent, any object o...

COVID-19 CRISIS – NO LOCKDOWN FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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  Domestic violence refers to coercive, violent, or abusive acts committed by one family or household member against another such as child abuse or spouse abuse. It also refers to a series of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, economic deprivation, or behavior that is controlling, coercive, or threatening. It can occur in any kind of intimate relationship, married or unmarried, straight or gay, people living together, or simply dating. What is the proper definition of Domestic violence? Whether this definition covers all the aspects of violence faced by Women & Children? Whether it is in any form related to the dominance or discrimination? According to NationalDomestic Violence Hotline , Domestic violence (also called intimate partner violence (IPV), domestic abuse, or relationship abuse) is a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship. [i] Anyone of any race, age, sexual orientat...