The government has started the process of comprehensive amendments to criminal laws, Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani told Parliament on Wednesday in response to a question on marital rape, but warned against condemning every man as a rapist and every marriage as a violent one.
"The Government of India has initiated the process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws in consultation with all stakeholders," Ms. Irani told the Rajya Sabha in her written response to a question from CPI member Binoy Viswam on whether the Centre had taken a position on inclusion of marital rape as an offence under the Indian Penal Code.
