Spousal rape is also known as rape, victim rape, marital rape, or inmate rape. Marital rape is same as rape. In relationships when there are women who get unwanted or forced sex with their husband’s  they are called as spouse’s rape. Since, a very long time marital rape is a crime which women’s are tolerating from a long back which really needs to get addressed. Marital rape should be a crime in India as rape is rape whether it is committed by an unknown person or spouse and I do not stop here that marriage rape should be criminalized it should be criminalized but there should be  many changes to current rape laws. Marital rape is a crime that outrages the dignity of a women .according to the teachings of the bhagvatagita no one has the right to violate or humiliate women, nearly 7.8 million women are raped by their partners every day, the fact that there is no physical evidence of violence does not mean that a women was never raped. – About 2/3 of the crimes are taken against a person known to the victims. Marital rape also violates the fundamental right of women to live with dignity , right to life  and right to privacy is also violated covered under Article 21[1], and also Article 14[2] – right to equality of Indian constitution  Since, a very long time marital rape is a crime which women’s are tolerating from a long back which really needs to addressed.

Keywords- marital rape, basic right, forced sex, human dignity, equality.

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