An Iowa court judgment ordering a teen victim of rape to pay $1,50,000 to her rapist’s family has brought into focus restitution law, which activists call harsh. In India, courts have often sided with the victim
Allahabad High Court while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application observed that the conversation held between the wife of the applicant/ accused and the brother of the prosecutrix would reveal that Rs 10,00,000/- were demanded by the brother of the prosecutrix for closure of the case.
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.