No special jury warning or direction is required merely because a rape charge involves a husband and wife relationship. Evidence of consensual intercourse proximate to an alleged rape is admissible as relevant to the relationship between the parties. A sentence of seven years imprisonment for rape committed with a weapon while on bail for a prior rape of the same complainant, with no remorse shown, is within the permissible range.
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