Is marital rape a criminal offense under section 376 b?

Physical relation with even the wife without her consent amounts to criminal offence

Section 375, the provision of rape in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), has echoing very archaic sentiments, mentioned as its exception clause- “Sexual intercourse by man with his own wife, the wife not being under 15 years of age, is not rape.” Section 376 of IPC provides punishment for rape. According to the section, the rapist should be punished with imprisonment of either descriptttion for a term which shall not be less than 7 years but which may extend to life or for a term extending up to 10 years and shall also be liable to fine unless the woman raped is his own wife, and is not under 12 years of age, in which case, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either descriptttion for a term which may extend to 2 years with fine or with both. This section in dealing with s*xual assault, in a very narrow purview lays down that, an offence of rape within marital bonds stands only if the wife be less than 12 years of age, if she be between 12 to 16 years, an offence is committed, however, less serious, attracting milder punishment. Once, the age crosses 16, there is no legal protection accorded to the wife, in direct contravention of human rights regulations. How can the same law provide for the legal age of consent for marriage to be 18 while protecting form s*xual abuse, only those up to the age of 16? Beyond the age of 16, there is no remedy the woman has.

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