Taapsee Pannu Reacts Strongly After Chhattisgarh High Court States ‘Sexual Act By Husband Not Rape, Even By Force’
The Bilaspur High court had stated that sexual intercourse or any sexual act by a husband with his legally wedded wife was not rape, even if it was forceful or against her wish.
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently acquitted a man of marital rape by ruling that sexual intercourse between legally wedded man and woman is not rape even if it is by force or against the wishes of the wife. Following which actress Taapsee Pannu has strongly reacted on the verdict and took to her social media handle to express shock over the judgement.
The Bilaspur High court had stated that sexual intercourse or any sexual act by a husband with his legally wedded wife was not rape, even if it was forceful or against her wish. Taking note of it, Taapsee while expressing her extreme disappointment tweeted, 'Bas ab yehi sunna baaki tha.' Well, as soon as she dropped this tweet, several netizens took to the comment section and reacted to it.
Not only Taapsee but singer Sona Mohapatra also expressed her disappointment with this verdict. She took to her Twitter handle and tweeted, 'The sickness I feel reading this #India, is beyond anything I can write here.'
Justice NK Chandravanshi delivered the judgement on August 23 in a criminal revision plea filed by the man and his two family members, seeking to quash rape charge (against him) and other offences framed against them.
In the case, the man has been acquitted, and charges against him have been filed under Section 377 of IPC after the court observed that his unnatural physical relationship with his wife caused the aforementioned crime.
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