Madhya Pradesh High Court: Unnatural Sex with Legally Wedded Wife Not an Offence
Shruti Mahapatra
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that unnatural sex with a legally wedded wife above 15 years of age is not an offence under Section 377 IPC. The court…
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