Why Is Marital Rape Not A Crime In India?
Rape is illegal intercourse without a man’s consent because of bodily urge or risks, or due to deceptive demonstration of the perpetrator. Rape by an outsider is a criminal offence in India under sections 375 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Surprisingly, it expressly excludes marital rape from the scope of conviction. Marital rape is sex by a spouse with his better half without her consent or under duress or threat.