The Allahabad High Court has ruled that marital rape is not an offense if the wife is 18 years of age or above. This decision is based on a previous Supreme Court judgment. The accused in this case was acquitted of the charge under section 377 IPC but convicted for charges under section 498A and 323 of the Indian Penal Code.
The court clarified that in 2017, the Supreme Court held that any sexual intercourse between a man and his wife (aged between 15 and 18 years) would mean rape.
PRAYAGRAJ: Observing that marital rape cannot be considered an offence if the wife is above 18 years of age, the Allahabad high court acquitted a pers.
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