The Indian Penal Code
Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code of 1860 allows a man to rape his wife if she is over 15 years of age. A man is said to commit “rape” if he (a). The Indian Penal Code Introduction. In the uncivilized society no person was said to be safe from attacks to his person or property by any other person. The person attacked either succumbed or over- powered his opponent. A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, a life for a life was the rule of law.
The Indian Penal Code Amendment Act 1870
Indian Penal Code (IPC, Hindi: भारतीय दण्ड संहिता) is the main criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code, intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. It was drafted in 1860 and came into force in colonial India during the British Raj in 1862. It has since been amended several times and is now supplemented by other criminal provisions.