Marital Rape Law in Nepal (2026): Penal Code 2074 Section 219(4)
A 2026 practitioner's guide to marital rape in Nepal under Section 219(4) of the National Penal Code 2074 — the historic 2002 Supreme Court reform that struck down the old Muluki Ain marital-rape exception, the consent-within-marriage doctrine, the up-to-five-year punishment ceiling, the carve-outs for separated or divorcing spouses, the FIR process at the District Police, the Section 229 one-year limitation, overlap with the Domestic Violence Act 2066, and the divorce-ground overlap under the Civil Code 2074.