Marital Rape

In the petition filed in the Supreme Court, the petitioner Khushboo Saifi has challenged the decision of Justice Harishankar in the Supreme Court, supporting the decision of Justice Shakdhar.

A judgment by the Karnataka High Court has held a man guilty of raping his wife and said marriage is not a license for such acts. India is one of the few countries that have still not criminalised marital rape.

As per Exception 2 to Section 375[1] (“the Exception”), Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”), any man who indulges in sexual activity with his own wife (the wife not being under eighteen years of age) will not be constituted as an offence of rape.

The catholicity of marriage in various societies and cultures is ascribed to essential social and personal functions such as sexual gratification and regulation in marital life. Division of labour between sexes, economic production and consumption and quenching personal needs for affection, social status and companionship are also some major factors behind the institution of marriage.

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Rebecca John to continue her submissions in Delhi High Court on striking down of Exception 2 of Section 375, IPC.

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Delhi High Court division bench is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, to the extent that it excludes sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife being above fifteen years of age, from the offence of rape.