MARITAL RAPE & NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA.
The Indian Penal Code of 1860 is the statute which penalises certain actions as offences. It is a general legislation. Today, we will be talking about Marital Rape. In India, there is no special legislation pinpointing Marital rape as an offence. We know, that Rape under S 376 of IPC is punishable. The definition of Rape is given under S. 375 of IPC. There are other special statutes like POCSO, JJ Act etc. None of these has any provision explicitly penalizing Marital rape. But, this does not exhaust any legal remedy for any female who has undergone marital rape. It can be charged as cruelty of the husband against wife. Unnatural sex is also a punishable offence in India. So, even if we don't have any explicit provision to deal with Marital Rape, we do have other legal ways to fight against this sexual atrocity. In India, marriage is sacred and all families live by certain code that has been passed down through generations. One of a conservative unwritten rule is that "Wife s...