Gagandeep Kaur
Punjab School of Law, Punjabi University, Patiala
Abstract
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, was introduced as a major reform of India’s colonial criminal law. While it expands the definition of rape and adopts more victim-centred language, it retains the marital rape exception under Section 63. This article critically examines the exception’s historical roots, its continuity from the Indian Penal Code, and its implications […]