With reference to the criminalisation of marital rape in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), retains the exception that non-consensual sexual intercourse by a man with his wife, if she is over 15 years, does not amount to rape.
2. The Justice J.S. Verma Committee recommended the removal of the exception that decriminalises marital rape.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 and 2
2
1 only
3
2 only
4
Neither 1 nor 2