 bill no 71 of  2015 the  indian penal code (amendment) bill, 2015 by shri jagdambika pal, mp a billfurther to amend the indian penal code, 1860be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1  this act may be called the indian penal code (amendment) act, 2015short title45 of 18602 in indian penal code, 1860, in section 375, exception 2 shall be omittedamendment of section 375 statement of objects and reasonsas per the current provision, intercourse by a man with his own wife is not rape, if the wife is above fifteen years of age, on account of the matrimonial consent she has given which she cannot retract thus, a husband can be prosecuted for committing rape on his minor wife below fifteen years of age onlythis provision is based on the law that existed in england during the 19th century and was based on the belief that regarded wife as the husband's chattel however, even in england, the law which regarded consent of a wife to sexual intercourse with her husband irrevocable, no more exists therefore, a husband can be convicted for the rape or attempt  to rape of his own wifethe given principle is rational and based on the principle of equality and highlights that self-restraint is an important element of human life, particularly in matrimony the bill, therefore, seeks to amend the indian penal code, 1860 with a view to prosecute husbands for committing marital rape where she has withdrawn her consent to intercoursehence this billnew delhi;jagdambika palfebruary 12, 2015 annexure extract from the indian penal code, 1860 (45 of 1860)rape375 a man is said to commit "rape" if he - (a) penetrates his penis, to any extent, into the vagina, mouth, urethra or anus of a woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person; orexception 1 - a medical procedure or intervention shall not constitute rape exception 2 - sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape' lok  sabha———— a bill further to amend the indian penal code, 1860————(shri jagdambika pal, mp)gmgipmrnd—4760ls(s3)—04-03-2015