CAUGHT IN A SPLIT VERDICT: UNVEILING THE REALITY OF MARITAL RAPE IN INDIA by Shivang Dhingra
Author: Shivang Dhingra, Student at IMS Unison University, Dehradun ABSTRACT This article analyzes the ongoing legal debates and developments surrounding the criminalization of marital rape in India. It discusses the marital rape exception in Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which grants immunity to husbands raping wives over 18 years old. The article traces the historical origins of this exception and its persistence despite reform efforts. It examines the…