Penetration of a woman's mouth, vagina, urethra or an anus by a penis or any other object, By force or fear, without her consent, or when the person is intoxicated or unconscious is considered rape.
Sex with any woman under the age of 18 is rape, exception being, they are married and she is older than 15.
Rape is the fourth most common crime against Women In India.
98% of the rapes are committed by someone they know.
National Crime Records Bureau of India suggests a rape report rate of 2 per 100,000 people, majority of rape cases are not reported because of the fear retaliation and humiliation.
A survey done in 2007 found that 90% of victims of rape were Dalits and 85% of Dalit rape victims were underage girls.
Marital rape is still not a crime in India, unless the husband and wife are separated according to Article 376B.
But Forced sex by a man on his wife may be considered a domestic violence under Section 498(A).
Nearly 1 in 3 rape victims are below 18 years in India.
Madhya Pradesh had the highest reports of rape in 2013 and Delhi was the highest among cities.
The conviction rate for rapes has fallen at an alarming rate over the past 40 years from 60% in 1973 to just 26.4 percent in 2011.
Punishment for rape can range from, 10 to 25 years of imprisonment, even death penalties can be rewarded.
After the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the Indian government implemented a fast-track court to rapidly prosecute rape cases.
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