Marital Rape: Delhi HC Reserves Judgment, Refuses To Grant More Time to Centre

On 7 February, the Delhi HC had granted two weeks' time to the Centre to make their submissions.

The Delhi High Court on Monday, 21 February, reserved its order in a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375, which exempts forced sexual intercourse by a man with his wife, from the criminal offence of rape.

The bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar refused to grant further time to the Centre to submit its written submission. The judgment has been reserved for 2 March.

The Centre, meanwhile, submitted that it has sent communication to all states and Union Territories, and sought that the proceedings be adjourned.