Why So much S*X and Violence on Marital Rape?
"The permission of the wife is the most undervalued concept in this society when it comes to marital rape. To protect their safety, the woman's consent should be prioritised." - rahul Gandhi, the congress Vice President, said this on his social media page. Not just he, but a number of political parties and social organisations are calling for the federal government to make marital rape a crime.
The government had previously objected to the deletion of Section 375 of the indian Penal Code, which prohibited a husband from forcibly raping his wife who had reached the age of 18. In this regard, the central government has filed an affidavit in response to petitions filed in the delhi High Court. It states that a husband's raping of his wife is not a criminal offence. According to the federal government, this put marriage's societal fabric at jeopardy.
In this context, Smriti Irani, the Union minister for women and Child Development, stated in Parliament: "The government is thinking of changing the legislation to make marital rape a crime. Not every marriage can be classified as violent. Not every husband may be classified as a rapist." It's important to understand that the government is wary of other organisations' assertions that rape can happen in marriage.
Domestic abuse is illegal in our country. Physical and sexual harassment are both punishable under the law. The social framework of marriage was not affected by these rules. Similarly, criminalising rape in a marital partnership has no effect on the marriage's structure. As a result, laws should be passed as soon as possible. Laws based on the belief that the wife is the husband's property should be amended. The marriage connection should not be seen from a conservative standpoint. The woman should not be treated as if she were a husband. It's time to acknowledge that the woman has a personality.