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Between Love and Law: A Call to Rethink Statutory Rape in India

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Introduction The recent ruling by the Bombay High Court, declaring that sex with a minor wife below the age of 18 years constitutes rape regardless of consent is a pivotal moment of India’s statutory rape jurisprudence. This judgment aligns with the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Independent Thought v. Union of India (2017) (“Independent Thought case”), that […]

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Incentivising Murder? The Unintended Consequences of the Aparajita Bill

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Introduction The Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024 (“Aparajita Bill”) is a legislative response to the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the uproar that followed it. Passed unanimously in the West Bengal Assembly, the bill introduces significant

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