This Is Why India Needs to Criminalize Marital Rape Immediately

Summary by Ground News

Bombay High Court ruled that a man's non-consensual sex with his wife was not against the law. According to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, forced sex in marriages is a crime only when the wife is below the age of 15. The National Family Health Survey 2015-16 says that the average Indian woman is 17 times more likely to face sexual violence from her husband than from others.

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