Tue Oct 29 10:42:17 UTC 2024: ## Supreme Court Postpones Marital Rape Case Hearing for Four Weeks
**New Delhi:** The Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed the hearing on the marital rape case for four weeks. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud, who is set to retire on November 10, 2024, said the bench would not be able to complete the hearing before his retirement.
The bench, comprising CJI Chandrachud, Justice J.B. Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Mishra, was hearing petitions seeking criminalization of marital rape. The case was taken up on October 17, and senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan requested a day to present his arguments.
With the upcoming Diwali holidays and the time needed for all parties to present their arguments, CJI Chandrachud stated that it would be difficult to conclude the hearing before his retirement.
The court has been hearing petitions challenging the exemption given to husbands from prosecution under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for sexual intercourse with their wives, who are not minors. This exemption is based on an exception in Section 375 of the IPC, now replaced by the Indian Evidence Act (IEA), which states that sexual intercourse by a man with his wife, if she is not a minor, is not rape.
The case is expected to be heard again in the next four weeks.
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