Supreme Court to hear marital rape exemption pleas from Sept 9

Supreme Court will examine whether husbands can be prosecuted for causing harm through unnatural sexual acts despite marital rape exemptions.

NGO Red Dot Foundation argued that husbands who hurt wives via sexual acts can still be charged under other penal provisions.

The Criminal Laws Amendment Act, 2013 expanded the marital rape exception to cover all sexual acts by husbands.

Final hearings on pleas challenging marital rape exemptions begin September 9.

Centre opposes criminalizing marital rape, calling marriage a unique relationship, but acknowledges no right to violate consent.