"While most of the developed world has penalized marital rape, surprisingly, there is no law to protect married women against marital rape in India - Home Affairs minister Haribhai Chaudhary had said that marital rape can't be made a criminal offence in India because of high illiteracy rate, poverty, extreme religious beliefs and the very 'sanctity' of marriage." -Times of India, 2016. "Marital rape is a 'serious' issue: High court". - Times of India, 2017.All Rights Reserved