Supreme Court to Review Constitutional Validity of Marital Rape Law

India's Supreme Court has agreed to re-examine the law on marital rape and its constitutional validity. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, presiding over the matter, remarked that marriage should not result in the extinction of a woman's autonomy. The case raises fundamental questions about women's rights and bodily consent within marriage under Indian law. The court's review signals a significant legal scrutiny of existing provisions that currently exempt husbands from rape charges involving their wives.
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