Centre asks Supreme Court not to hear pleas against immunity to husbands in marital rape cases this week
The Hindu
Solicitor General requests delay in hearing marital rape cases, Supreme Court to hear cases in regular order.
The Centre on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) urged the Supreme Court not to hear this week the pleas on the vexed legal question of whether a husband should enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex.
The submission to this effect was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta before a bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chadrachud at the fag end of day’s proceedings.
The top law officer said the marital rape pleas, which are already on board of the court for a hearing, be not taken up this week and be listed next week.
The bench, also comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said it is already seized of matters including the one related to felling of trees in Delhi’s ridge area.
"We will hear cases seriatim (one after the other in regular order)," the CJI said, adding that one matter related to Jet Airways is also listed ahead of marital rape case.
Recently, senior lawyers Indira Jaising and Karuna Nundy, appearing for litigants in the case, have sought an urgent hearing of the matter.
On Monday (September 23, 2024), the top court told Nundy that the pleas on the vexed legal question relating to marital rape will be taken up.
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