Cvs! Please answer this question ? Will you be showing any consequences or just torture on a poor woman like Kesar ? In reality a BIGAMIST and rapist gets a sentence of 7 to 10 yrs. Shakti today commited a haneous crime. He RAPED his wife. This is marital rape ( It is not only a physical and sexual violation - it is a betrayal of trust. Here is a person whom you thought you knew intimately, with whom you share a history, a home and quite often children)
Rape is Rape.
Marital rape is so destructive because it betrays the fundamental basis of the marital relationship,
"When it is the person you have entrusted your life to who rapes you, it isn't just physical or sexual assault, it is a betrayal of the very core of your marriage, of your person, of your trust."
Section 375, the provision of rape in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) deals with marital rape.
This offense is a felony, punishable by imprisonment for two to ten years. The same acts against a person who is not married to the perpetrator result in a sentence of ten to thirty-five years. A marriage is a bond of trust and that of affection. A husband exercising sexual superiority, by getting it on demand and through any means possible, is not part of the institution.
Marriage does not thrive on sex and the fear of frivolous litigation should not stop protection from being offered to those caught in abusive traps, where they are denigrated to the status of chattel. we primarily require generation of awareness.
Men are the perpetrators of this crime. 'Educating boys and men to view women as valuable partners in life, in the development of society and the attainment of peace are just as important as taking legal steps protect women's human rights', says the indian penal court. Men have the social, economic, moral, political, religious and social responsibility to combat all forms of gender discrimination.
But most importantly it should be reported,
Women continue to cry in their hearts and pray for a better married life where they have a say, where they both are happy. But the sad part is even today marriage is not about 'them' and so a woman is denied rights, is caged, can scream but shouldn't be heard, can cry but shouldn't be seen, is raped and shouldn't be a victim.Just because a woman leaves her own house to live in with her husband doesn't mean she leaves behind her dignity, her right to humanity and her emotions.
Edited by anusarkar - 14 years ago