INDIA NEWS – The Karnataka High Court has observed that mere marriage does not entitle one to a license for his wildness. The court made this observation in the case of marital rape. The court said that if it is punishable by a man then it must be punishable even if the man is a husband. It is argued that the husband is protected by the institution called marriage, but on this ground a husband does not get the right of wildness. If the husband commits sexual assault in this way, the consequences will be serious. This has a physical as well as a psychological effect on the woman. Husbands scare the wife with their cruelty. This sexual assault is rape.
The High Court said that the age-old thinking and tradition that husbands are the rulers of their wives. Their body, mind and soul should be wiped out. Very wrong view.
The court said in the order that due to this antiquated and preconceived notion, such cases are increasing in the country.
Let us tell you that the debate on this issue is going on in the country for a long time. All the women’s organizations are demanding to keep marital rape in the category of crime. A petition was filed in this regard in the Delhi High Court. Then the central government had said that if marital rape was brought under the purview of crime, then the institution of marriage would be hurt. At present, cases of violence against domestic women are increasing in the country. They are dealt with under Domestic Violence. Sometimes marital rape also comes to the fore in domestic violence.
