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  2. 375. Rape.— A man is said to commit "rape" if he— (a) penetrates his penis, to any extent, into the vagina, mouth, urethra or anus of a woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person; or.

    • Section 375- Rape
    • What Amounts to Rape Under Section 375?
    • Consent as mentioned Under Section 375
    • Exception to Section 375
    • Amendment to Section 375

    The fourth most common crime against women in India is rape. As per the 2013 annual report of the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB), in 2012 over 24, 923 cases of rape were reported across India, out of which, 98% of the cases had someone known to the victim as accused. As a large number of cases go unreported in India, it has been characterize...

    Rape under section 375 of the Indian Penal Code includes all or any of the following acts by a man against a woman: 1. Penetration of a man’s sexual organ (penis) into a woman’s mouth, vagina, urethra or anus or making her do so with him or someone else; or 2. Inserting any object, except the penis, into a woman’s vagina, urethra or anus or making ...

    Consent is defined as clear, voluntary communication that the woman gives for a certain sexual act. Lack of physical injuries from the incident does not imply that consent was involved in the incident. Medical procedures or interventions do not constitute as rape in the absence of consent. However, marital rape, i.e. rape by one spouse of another i...

    Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under sixteen years of age, is not sexual assault. Since child marriage in India is not yet void and is only voidable, such a check was necessary to restrain men from taking advantage of their marital rights prematurely. No man is guilty of rape on his own wife under t...

    The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 also known as the Nirbhaya Act is Indian legislation which was passed by the Lok Sabha on 19th March 2013 and the Rajya Sabha on 21st March 2013 to amend the Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and Code of Criminal Procedure in relation with laws related to sexual offences. The Bill received the assent fro...

  3. Sep 20, 2023 · Section 375 defines Rape as a non-consensual sexual intercourse with a woman by a man against her will, without her consent by coercion or fraud or when she been intoxicated or is of unsound mental health and in any case, if she is under 18 years of age.

  4. Jan 1, 2024 · Thus, as per Section 375 of the IPC, there is no punishment for marital rape in India. As per a recent survey conducted by the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), around 1 out of 3 (18- 49 years of age) women have been victims of spousal abuse, and 6% of women have suffered sexual violence.

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  5. Section 375 of IPC tells about rape and what actions, if done by a man, can make him liable for punishment under Section 376 of IPC. Section 375 was in IPC from the time of the enactment of this statute but its ambit has been enlarged after the Criminal Law Amendment of 2013.

  6. Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code is one of the most crucial provisions in the context of sexual offences, specifically defining the crime of rape. This section outlines the conditions under which a sexual act is considered rape, emphasizing the lack of consent as the central element.

  7. Feb 14, 2015 · In the Indian Penal Code, Section 375 defines rape. Taking note of the inadequacy of law of rape and its failure to safeguard the rights of the innocent victims against the heinous crime, the Parliament in 1983 and 2013 extensively amended the law of rape so as to make the law more realistic.