Plea For 'Marital Rape' As A Ground For Divorce: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach Delhi HC

Mehal Jain

1 July 2019 1:48 PM IST

  • Plea For Marital Rape As A Ground For Divorce: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach Delhi HC

    The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene on a petition seeking a direction to the Central government for clear guidelines on the registration of FIRs for marital rape and to frame appropriate laws to qualify marital rape as a ground for divorce. The bench headed by Justice S. A.Bobde asked petitioner-advocate Anuja Kapur to approach the Delhi High Court, where a similar matter may...

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