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In India, it is not considered rape if a man forces sex or sexual acts on his wife, as long as she is over 18, due to an exception in a British colonial-era law.
In March, the group, which claims to have 100,000 members, called for “nationwide protests against Marital Rape law and Supreme Court of India,” writing on Twitter – now known as X – that ...
In India, marital rape is not a criminal offense. India is one of fifty countries that have not yet outlawed marital rape. [40] 20% of Indian men admit to forcing their wives or partners to have sex. [41] Marital rape can be classified into one of three types: [42] Battering rape: This includes both physical and sexual violence. The majority of ...
India's government is urging the Supreme Court to reject efforts to update a 160-year-old rape law, arguing it could disrupt "the institution of marriage." India's government formally opposes bid ...
Under Indian law, marital rape is not a crime, [24] [25] except during the period of marital separation of the partners. [26] The Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) considers the forced sex in marriages as a crime only when the wife is below 15. Thus, marital rape is not a criminal offense under IPC. [27]
In 1994, Law 94-89 criminalized marital rape; [79] a second law, passed 4 April 2006, makes rape by a partner (including in unmarried relationships, marriages, and civil unions) an aggravating circumstance in prosecuting rape. [80] Germany outlawed spousal rape in 1997, which is later than other developed countries.
When Maharashtra attempted to follow the recommendations in the committee's report, the legal status of non-marital, live-in relationships was brought into public discussion. [ 5 ] The protection of women in non-marital live-in relationships in the same law applied to marital relationships was construed as an effort to legalize secondary ...
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (popularly known as Nirbhaya Act) is an Indian legislation passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 March 2013, and by the Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2013, which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on laws related to sexual offences.