Parneet Kaur, CT Institute of Law, Jalandhar, Punjab, India Sonali, CT Institute of Law, Jalandhar, Punjab, India ABSTRACT “Sexual violence is an unlawful violation of a woman’s dignity, autonomy, and bodily integrity.” Yet, marital rape in India continues to remain outside the scope of criminal law, protected by long-standing legal and social assumptions. While non-consensual sex outside marriage is recognized as rape, the same act within marriage is exempted on the presumption of implied...