MARITAL RAPE IN INDIA: A NEED FOR CRIMINALIZATION OR REFORM”

Marriage, in every society and culture, is an institution of profound social and personal
significance. However, within its apparently protective bounds, millions of women across the world
suffer one of the most egregious forms of violation on-consensual sexual intercourse perpetrated by
their own husbands. This offence, commonly referred to as marital rape or spousal rape, is not merely
a private domestic matter; it is a crime against bodily integrity, human dignity, and equality values
that lie at the heart of any constitutional democracy