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Is India’s Legal System Blind to Marital Rape

Even though we have strict laws in place for the protection of women, our legal system is still lax when it comes to marital rape. As a result, India is among the last 36 countries that have not yet criminalized this form of violence within marriage. Without a doubt, marital rape violates women’s fundamental rights, particularly those guaranteed by Articles 14, 15, and 21 of the Indian…

Even though we have strict laws in place for the protection of women, our legal system is still lax when it comes to marital rape. As a result, India is among the last 36 countries that have not yet criminalized this form of violence within marriage.

Without a doubt, marital rape violates women's fundamental rights, particularly those guaranteed by Articles 14, 15, and 21 of the Indian Constitution. The constitutionality of the immunity clause for marital rape has been questioned in a number of petitions against marital rape that have been brought in the High Court recently, but the matter has not yet been settled. This suggests that legislators might not be too concerned about marital rape because they have other things on their minds….