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The Economic Times
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RARE PHOTOS: Will fix date in marital rape petitions after centres stand on issue sc | Vintage Vibes

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will await the stand of the central government on a batch of petitions concerning the criminalisation of marital rape before fixing a suitable date for hearing on the issue.

Senior advocate Indira Jaising mentioned a petition related to the prosecution of a husband for martial rape before a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, urging that the batch be listed for a date in November.

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