SC agrees to list pleas to criminalise marital rape before 3-judge Bench: The Hindu – Page 8
Why is it in news?
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to list early a series of petitions seeking the criminalisation of marital rape.
UPSC SYLLABUS RELEVANCE for prelims and Mains
Prelims: Polity and Governance
Mains: General Studies II – Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary.
Important concepts: Criminalization of marital rape
Today’s prelims practice question:
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. The marital rape exception was included in IPC in the post-independence period.
2. The Doctrine of Coverture recognizes the individual legal identity of a woman after marriage.
Which among the statements mentioned above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Correct answer: D
Explanation: The IPC was implemented in India during British colonial rule in 1860. Under the first version of the rules, the marital rape exception was applicable to women over 10 years of age which was raised to 15 in 1940. According to the Doctrine of Coverture, a woman has no individual legal identity after marriage. Notably, the Doctrine of Coverture found a mention during the hearing when the Supreme Court of India struck down adultery as a criminal offence in 2018.
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