
Unpacking the Centre’s affidavit on marital rape
‘The fact that the Centre has addressed arguments on Articles 14 and 21 (the right to life) in its affidavit indicates that there is a legal issue at stake here’ | Photo Credit: AP The Marital Rape Exception (MRE), in Section 63, Exception 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Section 375, Exception 2 of…