Three-judge bench to hear pleas relating to criminalisation of marital rape: Supreme Court
The Hindu
The Supreme Court said that a three-judge bench will hear a batch of petitions pertaining to criminalisation of marital rape
The Supreme Court on July 19 said that a three-judge bench will hear a batch of petitions pertaining to criminalisation of marital rape after constitution benches conclude hearing some listed pleas.
“We have to resolve the matters concerning marital rape,” a bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices P.S. Narasimha and Manoj Misra said when senior advocate Indira Jaising mentioned the matter for hearing.
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“My case deals with the child sexual abuse case,” the senior lawyer said.
The CJI said these matters are to be heard by a three-judge bench and these will be listed up for hearing after the five-judge constitution benches conclude hearing some of the listed cases.
Presently, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by the CJI is hearing pleas relating to regimes on grant of driving license for different kind of vehicles under the Motor Vehicle Act.
The petitions relating to abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which had provided special status to erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, are also scheduled for the hearing.
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