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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Chhattisgarh High Court judge}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Narendra Kumar Vyas<br />
| honorific_prefix = Justice<br />
| office = Judge of the [[Chhattisgarh High Court]]<br />
| term_start = 22 March 2021<br />
| successor = [[President of India]]<br />
| predecessor =<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|10|5}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Raipur]], [[Chhattisgarh]], India<br />
| alma_mater = [[Pt. Ravishankar University]], Raipur<br />
| profession = Jurist <br />
}}<br />
'''Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas''' is an Indian jurist who serves as a judge of the [[Chhattisgarh High Court]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sitting Judges of Chhattisgarh High Court |url=https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/sittingjudges/sitting.html |website=Chhattisgarh High Court |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Profile |url=https://www.cdjlawjournal.com/judge-profile1.php?cid=85&id=1578 |website=CDJ Law Journal |access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> He was appointed as an Assistant [[Solicitor General of India]] and served until 22 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas appointed as Assistant Solicitor General of India |url=https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/justice-narendra-kumar-vyas-appointed-assistant-solicitor-general-of-india |website=Bar and Bench |access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Vyas was born on 5 October 1970 in [[Raipur]] and completed his schooling at St. Paul's Higher Secondary School in Raipur. He completed his [[Bachelor of Laws|Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws]] (LL.B.) from [[Pt. Ravishankar University]], Raipur, in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas - Profile |url=https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/sittingjudges/profile/profile_nkv.html |website=High Court of Chhattisgarh |access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Judicial appointment ==<br />
Vyas was appointed as an Additional Judge of the [[Chhattisgarh High Court]] on 22 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDJ Law Journal |url=https://www.cdjlawjournal.com/judge-profile1.php?id=1578&cid=85#reasult |access-date=2025-10-04 |website=www.cdjlawjournal.com}}</ref><br />
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== Rulings ==<br />
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In February 2025, Vyas made international news after ruling that a husband cannot be punished for [[Marital Rape in India|raping their wife]] and acquitted Gorakhnath Sharma<ref>{{cite web |title=Non-Consensual Unnatural Sex by Husband on Wife Not Punishable Under IPC Sections 375 & 377: Chhattisgarh High Court|url=https://lawtrend.in/non-consensual-unnatural-sex-by-husband-on-wife-not-punishable-under-ipc-sections-375-377-chhattisgarh-high-court/ |website=Law Trend |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> who killed his underage wife while committing an unnatural sexual act.<ref>{{cite web |title=Woman dies of husband's sexual act, HC cites marital rape ground to acquit him |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/woman-dies-of-husband-s-brutal-sexual-act-hc-cites-marital-rape-ground-to-acquit-him-101739298930573.html |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Husband jailed for raping wife freed by judge because marital rape is not a crime in India |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/india-martial-rape-chhattisgarh-high-court-b2697006.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> He ruled that unnatural sex with one's wife, even without her consent, does not lead to a punishable offence. This sparked outrage with activists demanding immediate reform of the Indian Justice System.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=India anger as judge frees man accused of raping wife who then died |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm29drxjlxmo |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://highcourt.cg.gov.in/ Chhattisgarh High Court Official Website]<br />
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