Recently, the Gujarat High Court admitted a PIL that seeks to make marital rape a punishable offense. In this case, the Court remarked that a belief that marriage gives a husband the right to rape is a blot on marriage itself. Before the Court, the petitioner’s counsel contended that the third-century principle by Sir Mathew
Marital Rape: Gujarat HC Seeks Reply of Centre and State in PIL Challenging Exception to Section 375 IPC
