Petition updateMake A Law For Male Rape Victims

Definition of Rape under Section 375(1) of the IPC is not gender neutral

Puspanjali HialIndia
Sep 21, 2016
Section 375(1) of the Indian Penal Code defines rape as an act of a man penetrating a woman's vagina with his penis without her consent. Why only a man? Can a woman not rape? How can we define rape on the basis of gender. The definition itself is gender biased.
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