Sex Between Spouses Must Be Consensual; Forced Unnatural Sex Causes Trauma: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has made significant observations on the issue of physical intimacy within marriage while rejecting an anticipatory bail application filed by a husband accused of dowry harassment, physical cruelty, and sexual abuse. Justice Divyesh A Joshi held that physical intimacy between married couples must always be consensual and mutually respectful, and that forced unnatural sex by any spouse causes serious physical, mental, and emotional trauma. Core observation…
