SC seeks Centre's stand on marital rape amid criminalisation debate
- Supreme Court asks Centre to clarify its position on whether marital rape should become a crime.
- Earlier, Centre said husbands should face punishment, but not rape charges, fearing damage to marriage.
- Despite Justice Verma Committee recommendations, the 2013 law continued protecting husbands from marital rape charges.
- The article questions this protection, arguing women’s consent and freedom deserve equal importance within marriage.
Source: pressreader.com
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