Forced Unnatural Sex by Husband is Cruelty u/s 498A IPC but Not Rape: MP High Court Quashes Rape Charges

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that forced unnatural sex by a husband on his wife amounts to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but cannot be prosecuted as rape under Section 376 or as an unnatural offence under Section 377 IPC. The court cited the marital exception under Section

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