Centre opposes Supreme Court criminalising marital rape
The Centre has filed an initial affidavit in a batch of petitions seeking to criminalise marital rape in India, stating that alternative measures already exist in the law to protect married women from sexual violence. Bringing in the offence of “rape” into the institution of marriage may be “overly harsh” and disproportionate.
The Centre claims that a holistic approach needs to be adopted after due consultation with all States to decide the constitutionality of Sections 375 and Exception 2 to Section 376B of IPC as well as Section 198B CrPC.
Case Title: Rishikesh Sahu v. State of Karnataka & Ors. SLP(Crl) Nos. 4063-4064/2022 (and connected matters)
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