{"id":143153,"date":"2022-03-08T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/?p=143153"},"modified":"2022-04-06T16:26:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:56:58","slug":"womens-day-2022-india-fails-to-celebrate-womanhood-fizzles-to-criminalise-marital-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/?p=143153","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Day 2022: India Fails To Celebrate Womanhood, Fizzles To Criminalise Marital Rape"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"2a6a8c3593e6620bd92d71f585bdd19b\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NEW RESPONSIVE -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6453632170035383\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2960496911\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The term marital rape is self-explanatory which refers to non-consensual sexual intercourse of a man with his wife. However, the Indian judiciary fails to recognise this as a crime and protects a man from being prosecuted on charges of rape.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape,\u201d reads exception 2 of Section 375. This states that women in India are only protected when they are below 15 years of age, unmarried or separated. Either of the conditions has exceptions according to the Indian context.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-143155 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1350646_Wallpaper2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1350646_Wallpaper2.png 800w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1350646_Wallpaper2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1350646_Wallpaper2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1350646_Wallpaper2-450x338.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Criminalising marital rape has remained a burning topic in contemporary times as awareness around consent is increasing rapidly. Many are challenging marital rape more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Amid growing conversation on marital rape, the Delhi high court has also asked the Centre its stance on criminalisation. The Centre responded that it is looking into the matter and taking opinions from all the states and Union Territories.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143156 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180416162554-delhi-rape-protest-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4124\" height=\"2868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180416162554-delhi-rape-protest-02.jpg 4124w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180416162554-delhi-rape-protest-02-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180416162554-delhi-rape-protest-02-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180416162554-delhi-rape-protest-02-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180416162554-delhi-rape-protest-02-1536x1068.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180416162554-delhi-rape-protest-02-2048x1424.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180416162554-delhi-rape-protest-02-450x313.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.caravanalive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/180416162554-delhi-rape-protest-02-863x600.jpg 863w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4124px) 100vw, 4124px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the hindside, men&#8217;s rights activists have raised concerns over criminalising marital rape. They claimed that sexual intercourse between a married couple should not be viewed in line with consent. &#8220;It is a milestone in life and brings with it many legal obligations. There are countervailing rights&#8221;, a men&#8217;s rights NGO told the court.<\/p>\n<p>They claimed that criminalising marital rape will destroy the institution of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The very argument to not criminalise marital rape generalises forcible<span style=\"font-size: 1em;\"> sex by a man with his wife. It rips women from having a dignified right over their body, desire and consent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On this International Women&#8217;s Day, let&#8217;s pledge to continue the conversation of criminalising marital rape. Let&#8217;s normalise consent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The term marital rape is self-explanatory which refers to non-consensual sexual intercourse of a man with his wife. 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