Amid Delhi HC’s Split Verdict On Marital Rape, Twitter Seems To Be More Concerned About “Falses Cases Against Men”
Just a few hours ago, the two-judge bench of Delhi High Court comprising Justices Rajiv Shakdher and C Hari Shankar pronounced the verdict in the batch of petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape and striking down the Exception 2 of Section 375 of the IPC that protects men from criminal prosecution for having non-consensual sexual intercourse with their wives. The Delhi High Court bench delivered a split verdict as Justice Rajiv Shakdher struck down the exception terming it unconstitutional but Justice C Hari Shankar disagreed and said that the exception is not violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 as contended in the petitions. However, the court allowed the parties involved to file an appeal in the Supreme Court stating that there are substantial questions of law involved in this case. The petitions were filed by NGOs RIT Foundation and All India Democratic Women’s Association and two others and have been in court since 2015 and 2017. In the last hearing of this case held on February 21, the Delhi HC has reserved it’s order. TBH, this split verdict seems to have taken social media by a storm. Ever since the judgement was delivered, netizens have been talking about it and Twitter seems to have gone into a frenzy over it. Let’s take a look at what Twitter has to say.
Several users pointed out that while this verdict may not be clear, it is a step in the right direction.
1/2 Though we didn't get the clear verdict, but this split verdict is a step forward towards protecting and granting woman's right to dignity, personal and sexual autonomy and her right to self-expression enshrined under the Constitution of India. https://t.co/4Ed3opqB4m
— Rishav Ranjan (@imrishavranjan) May 11, 2022
The people celebrating that it's not a straight striking down of the marital rape exception? Those are people I hope never to encounter. I said what I said. And this crap about misuse of law – every law can be misused, does that mean we shouldn't have any? #maritalrape
— Samira Sood (@samirasood) May 11, 2022
"There's nothing like consent in sex"
"I'll thrash my wife if she doesn't give her consent"
"If the push is hard, her legs will break. How will she file a case then?"
Great words by some noble men & here we are.. still questioning the criminalization of marital rape#MaritalRape— ella 💙✨️💫 (@OurFinity) May 11, 2022
But there were also those who called pointed out that had the verdict been in favour of marital rape, it would’ve had a negative impact on the men and families in the Indian society. TBH, I don’t get how women having bodily autonomy hurts men and families soo very much.
Only lawyers have to educate people on section 114A of Evidence Act and the repercussions.
By the way, any IPC section that talks about outraging the modesty and dignity of men? Why bias? #GenderNeutralLaw #MaritalRape https://t.co/ork3jxo6aD
— 𝙱𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@FamilyMan_berl_) May 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/baba_thakur_ji/status/1524377150404456448?s=20&t=KNvQPmRKqa_IF4LnyzS6dw
With all these laws biased towards women, men are at the mercy of their wives and in laws. #MaritalRape nonsense will also be abused to make lives hell of some innocent men. What about men's right to not get legally harassed by their revengeful wives?
— Rhythm (@MeSpeak1) May 11, 2022
Millions of innocent people awaiting trial are lodged in jails, but our judicial system is debating, making and repealing laws based on Woke ideologies. #SeditionLaw #SEDITION #SeditionLawStayed #MaritalRape #GenderBiasedLaws
— Hinduism Thrives (@HinduismThrives) May 11, 2022
So much money spent by feminists in promoting socially destructive laws, manipulating media, creating pressure through fake articles with false information. All money went to drain. #MaritalRape #DelhiHighCourt
— The Bitter Truth (@SachYahiHai) May 11, 2022
Guess, I should say “poor men” now.
Idea of criminalizing rape in marriage is #Wokism. If anything like this happens in marriage, spouse has option to seek divorce. It will be impossible to prove #MaritalRape and law will give one more tool to cruel women to harass and blackmail their husbands. #GenderBiasedLaws
— Hinduism Thrives (@HinduismThrives) May 11, 2022
#MaritalRape if this law is passed there should be an app called Consent where every married couple would log in and tick d consent box before having sex. Otherwise it is too harsh on men who are already fighting with numerous arbitrary pro women laws
— TanoDa (@bosstasmay) May 11, 2022
and it should not be criminalized because history shows how women has used fake 498a case and used him as ATM machine.
Why don't you stand for gender equality or reform 498a case.
Don't be pseudo feminist#MaritalRape
Reform #498a case— Honey Jain (@honeyjn) May 11, 2022
Also Read: Delhi HC Delivers Split Verdict On Marital Rape: One Judge Calls It Unconstitutional, Other Disagrees
Point toh solid hai
EXACTLY!! and if "false cases" are what theyre actually worried about then let's decriminalize every single crime shall we? #MaritalRape
— pri (@tyunamite) May 11, 2022
and if you still believe laws against #MaritalRape is a law against men you're just implying that all men are rapists
— pri (@tyunamite) May 11, 2022
"may destabilise the institution of marriage and an easy tool for harassing husbands" you're so worried about the POSSIBILITY of harassing husbands that you want to deny justice to actual women victims??? #MaritalRape https://t.co/KJ0XJfO36a
— pri (@tyunamite) May 11, 2022
And being allowed to rape your wife isn’t a colonial law, is it?
PIL on #MaritalRape should have been funded by an Anti National to criminalise and destroy every tax paying Men in Indian Society using India’s colonial laws.
— Vinod (@Vinod65064504) May 11, 2022
I hear all you have to say about female privilege but I don’t hear you complaining about male privilege…
Then why don’t they ask to struck down this section? What’s so convenient than enjoying the rights they already hav and privileges of #MaleGenocide #MaritalRape https://t.co/GIGVowMqS6 pic.twitter.com/UgA5AqdKnA
— 𝙱𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@FamilyMan_berl_) May 11, 2022
I wonder what marital rape has to do with family?
#MaritalRape : The Law and Order system must not regulate India's bedrooms. This must be brought about by promoting civil behaviour & meaningful dialogue among and between people. Don't permanently finish the institution of family and solidarity !
— Dr Edmond Fernandes (@Edmondfernandes) May 11, 2022
Guess, family is based on oppressing women…
#MaritalRape – a concept to futher break the existing weak Family System.
Even if SC says NO to this Law, FEMINISTS have successfully SPREAD their AGENDA into the MINDS of budding feminists & new generation.
I would say it's still their WIN.
Another seed of CANCER planted.
— Manish Shrivastava (@Manish_AFT) May 11, 2022
Excuse men, but what have we been doing all this while?
If you need equal laws we have to fight for it.Why protest against criminalizing #MaritalRape , When you can protest for equal laws ?
— Taetae's military wifu⁷ (@bestie_of_denis) May 11, 2022
Also Read: Hautetalk: Marriage Cannot Take Away A Woman’s Right To Say ‘No’. Criminalising Marital Rape Is The Need Of The Hour
I wonder what they have to say about men using laws and loopholes to their benefits. Let’s not forget the fact the despite stringent laws against rape and domestic violence, we still have a large number of cases that don’t even see the light of the day and here we are opposing marital rape because it can hurt men!
With the dismal conviction rate in rapes due to lack of evidence I fail to understand how evidence will be got for happenings in bed rooms of married couples ? Then all this #maritalrape law will be, a law that sounds good in #Feminism & misused as tool for blackmail.🤨🙄😒
— Wondering Woman 🇮🇳 (@indiclogic) May 11, 2022
Oh well, guess only time and Supreme Court will tell what happens to the marital rape laws that we have been looking forward to.
