The Supreme Court said that it will hear on May 9 a clutch of pleas in connection with the criminalisation of marital rape. Senior advocate Indira Jaising mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud today. Jaising submitted before the court that common compilation and the order of arguments in the case is ready.<br />''<br />''Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the Centre's reply is ready and it has to be vetted, and added that he would argue the case for one-and-a-half days as it pertains to an important issue. The bench said, List this on May 9, 2023". On January 16, the Supreme Court sought a response from the central government on a clutch of petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The apex court decided to take up the matter itself instead of letting different high courts take a call. In May last year, after the Delhi High Court's verdict that expressed split views on criminalisation of marital rape, an appeal was moved in the Supreme Court challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code.</span><br />