SC likely to give verdict in plea challenging exception in marital rape today
Section 375 of the IPC, which defines the offence of rape, has an exception clause that says intercourse or sexual act by a man with his wife, not below 15 years, is not rape.
Oct 10, 2017, 20:59 PM IST
Japan moves towards first major rape law changes in a century
Victims and activists have long campaigned for changes to the 1907 law, as society`s attitudes toward rape victims are still chilly and many stay silent from shame or fear of criticism.
