Marital rape is antithetical to equality and autonomy
A Madhya Pradesh high court ruling has reignited India’s debate on the need to criminalize marital rape. Sadly, the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita doesn’t reform the IPC’s exception that keeps it legal. Marital rape being legitimate not only presupposes a woman’s consent but denies her agency.
A Madhya Pradesh high court ruling has reignited India’s debate on the need to criminalize marital rape. Sadly, the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita doesn’t reform the IPC’s exception that keeps it legal. Marital rape being legitimate not only presupposes a woman’s consent but denies her agency.