Marriage is not immunity: A Legal and Constitutional Critique of Marital Rape Exception in India
Published On: September 30th 2025 Authored By: Bipasha Sinha BBDU Lucknow ABSTRACT The Marital Rape Exception in India which has been codified under Section 63, Exception 2 of BNS exempts the husband from prosecution for raping his wife provided she is of 18 years. This perpetuates archaic patriarchal norms of implied and irrevocable consent of […]