Abstract :
Marital rape refers to unwanted sexual intercourse done by the husband to his wife either by force or threat or when is unable or not in such a condition to give consent. According to Section 375, Exception 2 of IPC, it states that Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under eighteen years of age, is not rape. The issue of marital rape in India is highly neglected and there is a need for change in the provisions of IPC.
Keyword :
MARITAL RAPE AND CRIMINAL LAW.