Beer Biceps, Chhattisgarh HC's marital rape decision and the making of a crime in Hindu majoritarian India

Sabhapandit, Swarati (2025) Beer Biceps, Chhattisgarh HC's marital rape decision and the making of a crime in Hindu majoritarian India. The Leaflet.

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Abstract

This commentary examines the relationship between majoritarian social impulses, state power and the erosion of liberal democratic principles in India. Using the state’s response to social media influencer Ranveer Allahbadia and the Chhattisgarh High Court’s decision concerning marital rape, it explores how changing understandings of obscenity, morality, criminality and individual rights are shaped by dominant social and political values. The article raises concerns about the implications of such developments for freedom of expression, gender justice and constitutionalism.

Item Type:	Newspaper Article
Authors:	Sabhapandit, Swarati
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Law > Criminal law
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Ranchi > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7858
Publisher URL:	https://theleaflet.in/freedom/beer-biceps-chhattis...

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