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From caste to race: Reading ‘Black & Buddhist’ through an Indian lens
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When marriage is tyranny: Justice Shakdher’s judgment reads down the marital rape exception as a constitutional imperative
In contrast to the verdict delivered by Justice Hari Shankar, his brother judge hearing the matter, Justice Shakhder’s judgement in the May 2022 case hearing the constitutional challenge to the exception to marital rape provision under Section 375, strikes it down as anti-constitutional. The matter will now go before the Supreme Court where the constitutional challenge lies pending for two years
How Justice C Harishankar, in upholding the exception to marital rape, delivered a reasoning fir for the dark ages
One judge of a division bench of the Delhi High Court, Justice C. Hari Shankar, hearing a petition on the crucial issue of marital rape, in 2022, upheld the exception of this form under section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a reasoning that is also facing constitutional challenge in the Supreme Court for the past two years
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Religious procession turns violent, internet services suspended, and political tensions rise as state assembly polls approach
The Story of Shivaji’s Coronation
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First published on December 15, 2015The Coronation …“By the...
Progressive Muslims condemn the assassination in South Africa of the world’s first gay Imam
Calls on all Muslims, regardless of political and religious differences, to build a culture of tolerance and curiosity for various interpretations of Islam
D*ck or fist
This piece, penned in rage and with a broken heart as a young student of the law in Mumbai read of the news of the brazen acquittal of a murderer-rapist husband by the Chhattisgarh High Court. As a collective media silence and violent trivia twirls around our public discourse, Sabrangindia publishes this as tribute (and solidarity with) hundreds of thousands of young and not so young women who have felt deeply betrayed by this verdict as also by the wider silence around it
A Licence to Violate: Chhattisgarh HC’s ruling on marital rape exposes a legal travesty’
By extending the marital rape exception to unnatural sexual offences, dismissing a dying woman’s testimony, and ignoring Supreme Court precedents, the Chhattisgarh High Court has delivered a judgment that strips married women of their right to bodily autonomy
The Debate around Section 498A: Misuse or inappropriate application?
As Section 498A transitions into Section 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the debate over its misuse and necessity continues - can reforms strike the right balance?
Minister’s casteist remarks and tribal violence spark fury
In a deeply disturbing trend of gender-based violence, incidents of tribal women being assaulted and paraded naked have emerged from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Manipur. These brutal attacks have reignited concerns over the safety and dignity of marginalized communities in India.
Adivasi Land Rights Erosion: The effects of the 2023 Forest Conservation Amendment Act
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