Marital rape has always been a taboo subject in India however it is gaining prominence among Indians, with a lot of them wanting it to be criminalized. Although I have argued for the criminalization of Marital Rape in India in one of my earlier papers, it would be deceiving to assume that it would come without any cost. One of the main effects it would bring is men distancing themselves from the institution of marriage because why would someone willingly expose themselves to a high probability of legal attacks which in turn would result in social attacks in this day and age where women have been witnessed to be vengeful and using legal tools to harass men such as 498-A IPC, domestic violence, and regarding the criminalization of marital rape, higher probability of an increase in cases of false accusations of rape due to some key reasons discussed in detail in the article. This article does not focus on whether Marital Rape should be criminalized or not rather it focuses on the social ramifications born out of legal ramifications the criminalization of marital rape would bring, along with a small research study among the students and faculty members of Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, the purpose of which would be finding out whether the willingness to marry in unmarried men or women is impacted if marital rape were to be criminalized in India. Findings answer in affirmative.
Criminalization, Harassment, Marital Rape, Offence
IRE Journals:
Kartikey Bajpai , Dr. Manoj Kumar Tripathi
"Impact of Criminalization of Marital Rape on the Prospects of Marriage: A Socio-Legal Study" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 6 Issue 6 2022 Page 154-161
IEEE:
Kartikey Bajpai , Dr. Manoj Kumar Tripathi
"Impact of Criminalization of Marital Rape on the Prospects of Marriage: A Socio-Legal Study" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 6(6)