WARNED TWICE, IGNORED TWICE: LEGISLATIVE INERTIA AND THE MARITAL RAPE EXCEPTION FROM IPC TO BNS
Published on: 21st August 2026 Authored by: GP Sanjay Symbiosis Law School, Pune Abstract The enactment of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”) offered a critical opportunity to align Indian criminal law with contemporary constitutional principles.[1][2] However, Section 63 Exception 2 — the marital rape exception — survived with only a minimal alteration: raising the […]