According to Delhi Police, Lt. Governor V K Saxena has recommended to the
home ministry that having non-consensual intercourse with a wife aged 15–18
constitutes rape and is criminal under the Indian Penal Code. They also
noted that this would rectify the inconsistency between the current
sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act, which covers crimes committed
against minors under 18. Apparently, “Saxena has sent a proposal to the MHA
recommending striking down of Exception 2 of Section 375 of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC),” which states that “if a girl child between 15 and 18
years is married, her husband can have non-consensual sexual intercourse
with her, without being penalized under the IPC,” according to reliable
sources.
home ministry that having non-consensual intercourse with a wife aged 15–18
constitutes rape and is criminal under the Indian Penal Code. They also
noted that this would rectify the inconsistency between the current
sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act, which covers crimes committed
against minors under 18. Apparently, “Saxena has sent a proposal to the MHA
recommending striking down of Exception 2 of Section 375 of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC),” which states that “if a girl child between 15 and 18
years is married, her husband can have non-consensual sexual intercourse
with her, without being penalized under the IPC,” according to reliable
sources.
