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gk today magazine subscription Published this article page no 33 MARITAL RAPE AND CONJUGAL RIGHTS Recently the Centre sought reasonable time from Delhi High Court to share government opinion on Marital Rape after consultation with all stakeholders. About Marital Rape and Legal position in India Rape represents any nonconsensual sexual intercourse or consent gained by using any kind of fear fraud or under situation of unsoundness of mind intoxication etc. Such sexual intercourse or Rape between nonspouses is illegal but Marital Rape i.e the act of having nonconsensual sexual intercourse with one’s own wife is kept outside the definition of rape in many countries. In India also under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) nonconsensual sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife the wife not being under fifteen years of age is kept as exception outside the definition of rape. ○ Section 376A criminalizes the rape of judicially separated wife. Also the either spouse carries the right for ‘Restitution of Conjugal Rights’ under Divorce Act 1869 (related to the divorce of persons belonging to the Christian religion) Special Marriage Act (SMA) of 1954 and Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) of 1955 etc. Although Section 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence 2005 contradicts the exception provided by section 375 and considers any physical sexual verbal and emotional abuse as Domestic Violence. In Tehseen S. Poonawala judgement Supreme Court set out ‘preventive’ ‘remedial’ and ‘punitive’ measures for the Central state governments as well as law enforcement agencies to deal with the increasing incidents of lynching gk today magazine subscription buy.

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