Prostitution is illegal in all states except certain parts of Nevada, where it is strictly regulated. Some state statutes punish the act of prostitution, and other state statutes criminalize the acts of soliciting prostitution, arranging for prostitution, and operating a house of ...

Indecent exposure laws in most states make it a crime to purposefully display one's genitals in public, causing others to be alarmed or offended. While the motive will vary from person to person, indecent exposure is often committed for the ...

Only about half of the states have totally abolished the distinction between marital and non-marital rape. Twenty of the states that have kept the distinction grant immunity to a husband who has sex with his wife while she is unconscious ...

"Marital rape" refers to the rape of one spouse by the other. The frequency of marital rape is statistically significant: Studies have shown that between 10% and 15% of women have been raped by their husbands. Despite these numbers, husbands ...

Surviving experiences of sexual assault may have a big impact on how you see yourself, others, and the world. Marital rape and sexual violence, in general, may also affect how you view sex, love, and relationships. “It’s a form of ...

Spousal or marital rape is rape. Rape refers to forcing or manipulating another person into unwanted sexual intercourse. It is sexual assault, even if it’s done by someone you’re dating or married to. Rape in a romantic relationship and marriage ...

Martial Exemption Today Since 1993, all 50 states and DC have enacted laws against marital rape. The only marital exemption that still exists in some states is for statutory rape. Statutory rape occurs when an adult has sex with a minor—someone ...

Approximately 10-14% of married women are raped by their husbands in the United States. Approximately one third of women report having 'unwanted sex' with their partner. Historically, most rape statutes read that rape was forced sexual intercourse with a woman ...

Important Judgements relating to Cognizable and Non-Cognizable Offences 1. Lalita Kumari Vs State Of U.P, Air The honourable Supreme Court held that under section 154 a police officer is bound to register FIR if the information suggest a cognizable offence ...

Non-Cognizable Offence A non-cognizable offence or a non-cognizable case has been defined in theCriminal Procedure Code as an offence for which the police have no authority to arrest without awarrant. Non-Cognizable offences are those which are lessserious in nature. Example- Assault, ...