SC To Examine Constitutional Validity Of Marital Rape Exception

The Supreme Court began hearing petitions to criminalize marital rape, challenging an exception in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) that protects husbands from rape charges. Petitioners argue that wives have the right to say no and contend that the move to criminalize marital rape signifies a struggle against patriarchy, opposing Exception 2 of Section 63 of the BNS.