Q. Which of the following is NOT an exception to rape under Section 375?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा धारा 375 के तहत बलात्कार का अपवाद नहीं है?

Medical procedure
चिकित्सा प्रक्रिया

Sexual intercourse with wife below 15 years
15 वर्ष से कम उम्र की पत्नी के साथ यौन संबंध

Sexual intercourse with wife above 15 years
15 वर्ष से अधिक उम्र की पत्नी के साथ यौन संबंध

Educational purpose
शैक्षणिक उद्देश्य

The exception in Section 375 (prior to striking down by courts) wrongly allowed marital intercourse with a wife aged above 15 years.

However, the Supreme Court (2017) in Independent Thought v. Union of India ruled this unconstitutional.

So now:

Therefore, the correct answer is: "Sexual intercourse with wife below 15 years" is NOT an exception anymore.

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