New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has got an affidavit that marital rape may become an easy tool for harassing the husband, Introducing the concept of rape in a marriage will make men susceptible to harassment by their wives and threaten the institution of marriage, The response came following petitions by women’s groups who want marital rape to be legally recognized and penalized, Pushing for a status affairs on marital rape, the government said that “there can be no lasting evidence in case of sexual acts between a man and his own wife
The Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, include an exclusion provision, It says the rape law would not apply to show aggression or sexual intercourse by a husband to his wife, who is above the age of 15 years. For years, women’s institution have been challenging that the rape of a woman by a husband be familiar as a criminal act that should carry punishment, The government says it cannot criminalize marital rape as India has its own unique problems due to uneven literacy, economic and social diversity.
