In Bangladesh, the definition of rape has an exception. It says that only if the girl is under the age of 14, “sexual relations will be considered rape.” However, in Bangladesh, individuals are considered children until the age of 16, and the age is 18 according to the United Nations.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the split verdict of the Delhi High Court in the marital rape case, Bar and Bench reported on Tuesday. The appeal was filed by Khushboo Saifi who is one of the petitioners on the validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the IPC.
The High Court did not pass a clear judgement on petitions seeking to do away with a provision that decriminalises forceful sexual intercourse by husbands.