The legal status of marital rape in India: A critical analysis of criminal law and the need for legal reform
Published On: June 19, 2026 Authored By: Mutahira Afifa St Joseph’s College of Law Abstract Marital rape continues to be one of the most contested questions in Indian criminal law. Although consent and personal autonomy are recognised as fundamental constitutional values, forced sexual relations within marriage are, in general, excluded from the legal definition of […]


