List of countries where marital rape is not a crime
The Delhi HC had delivered a split verdict on criminalising marital rape
krishna murthy
India remains among the 30-odd nations where marital rape is not criminalised
Apart from India, marital rape is not a crime in Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Haiti, Laos, Mali, Myanmar, Senegal, Nigeria, Singapore, Uganda, Algeria, Brunei
Countries such as Darussalam, Egypt, Cote dIvoire, Libya, Mongolia, Oman, South Sudan, Yemen, Bahrain too have not criminalised marital rape
In Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia too marital rape is not a crime
Thirty-two per cent of women in India who have ever been married have experienced spousal physical, sexual, or emotional violence, according to the latest fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NHFS-5)
25 per cent of married women in the 18-49 years age group who have experienced spousal physical or sexual violence report having physical injuries
Activists allege that this exception gives immunity to men from a punishable offence of rape when committed in a contract of marriage and violates the Constitution