Marriage is a sacred bond that binds a couple and their family together. On the other hand, things may go south in a marriage when neither partner is happy or if consent is lacking. Our culture's patriarchal system has its roots in the Stone Age, when people subsisted mostly on hunting and gathering. Dominance complexes are hardwired within men. Norms for human conduct are established and regulated by law and order on a global scale. A body of legislation and associated punishments known as the Indian Penal Code was enacted in 1860. But most people don't realize that the British instituted these rules a long time ago. Perhaps because it was not considered a crime at the time, marital rape was not subject to criminal legislation. The effects of marital rape and its breach of India's Constitution are the focus of this research study, which also looks at the expansion of women's rights more generally.