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on 24-Feb-02 12:57 AM
Kathmandu Post Online Sunday Feb 24, 02
Court to decide on husband’s forced sex
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The Supreme Court is to decide on 4th April on the writ petition filed nine months ago challenging the provision of the National Code that does not state forceful sexual intercourse between a husband and a wife as rape.
The division bench of justices Laxman Prasad Aryal, Kedar Nath Upadhyay and Krishna Kumar Verma made the decision on January 31 last month.
The writ was filed by advocate Mira Dhungana on behalf of the Forum for Women, Law and Development stating that mutual consent of both the husband and wife is the main basis for sexual relationship.
However, the Natinal Code has infringed the right of women to personal liberty, dignity,equality and the right to choose.
The petition has stated that the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Cabinet Secretariat, House of Representatives, National Asssembly as respondents.
Two separate writ petitions of similar nature were also filed by advocate Sapana Pradhan Malla and Roop Narayan Shrestha.
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