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In India, where it has lengthy been debatable for the law to well-known a husband's sexual abuse of his spouse, marital rape is still a major trouble. The felony and social ramifications of marital rape in India are tested in this text along with its many facets. The belief of marital rape and its unique placing in Indian society are delivered on the outset, with a focal point on how cultural and traditional norms have traditionally included offenders from prison repercussions. With references to pertinent sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the legal shape surrounding marital rape is reviewed, with a specific awareness on the lack of laws mainly addressing the crime and the absence of exceptions for marital rape. A comparative evaluation gives viewpoints that may be beneficial in the Indian context with the aid of dropping mild on how different international locations have tackled marital rape via criminal reforms. Because they often thwart attempts to make marital rape against the law, sociological and cultural impediments like patriarchy, gender inequality, and the acceptability of male electricity in marriage are tested. The massive psychological and bodily effects that marital rape has on survivors, in addition to the broader societal repercussions, are also blanketed within the article. Given those problems, the have a look at suggests legislative adjustments, public cognizance projects, and survivor assist networks as methods to well-known and combat marital rape.