Sexual Act By Husband Not Rape, Even If By Force: Chhattisgarh High Court

Sex or any sexual act by a husband is not rape even if it involves force, a High Court judge in Chhattisgarh has said in a ruling described as disgraceful and “atrocious” by many.

“Sexual intercourse or any sexual act by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under 18 years of age, is not rape,” says an order from Chhattisgarh High Court Judge NK Chandravanshi, clearing a man accused by his wife of rape and abuse.

The case on which the judge pronounced the order involves a woman who was married in 2017. She alleges in her petition that she was harassed over dowry, beaten by her husband and raped.

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