Rape is rape even if committed by husband, says Gujarat HC

While a series of petitions seeking to criminalise marital rape are presently pending before the Supreme Court, Justice Divyesh Joshi of the Gujarat High Court has held that “rape is a rape even if it is committed by the victim’s husband.”

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