Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Plea Over Marital Rape Exception

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to Centre on a plea challenging the validity of the marital rape exception. The petition seeks striking down Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code which provides for marital rape exception. 

The Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code immunes the husband of criminal charges for non-consent sex with wife in a marital relationship. 

The Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which defines rape, states that sexual intercourse by a man with his wife is not rape unless the wife is below 15 years of age.

The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha issued a notice to Ventre and tagged the petition with other pending petitions. 

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