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Right to Privacy Extends to Digital Footprint, Constitution Bench Holds in Landmark 4-1 Ruling

By Senior Correspondent · 4 hours ago · 12 min read

"The constitutional protection of privacy is not confined to the four walls of a home, but follows the citizen into every digital crevice they inhabit. The State cannot claim a vacuum where the Constitution has spoken."

— CJI Khanna, writing for the majority in Karthik Reddy v. Union of India (2026) 4 SCC 112

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Marriage is Not a License to Rape, Bombay HC Reads Down Exception 2 to Section 63 BNS

Aanya M. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr., Crl. Writ Petition No. 412/2026 · Decided May 7, 2026

In a landmark 286-page judgment, a full bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya has read down the marital rape exception, holding that consent in marriage cannot be presumed perpetually and that bodily autonomy is a non-negotiable constitutional guarantee under Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution.

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The Constitution does not stop at the threshold of the matrimonial home. The dignity of a wife is the dignity of a citizen, and the State cannot claim a sanctuary from constitutional scrutiny within the four walls of marriage.

— Para 217, Per Upadhyaya, CJ

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