Thursday, 12 October 2017

SEX WITH MINOR WIFE IS TO BE CONSIDERED AS RAPE: SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court discarded a 77-year-old law and ruled that sex between a man and his wife below 18 years of age will count as rape and the husband can face up to 10 years' imprisonment under the Indian Penal Code or even a life term under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act of 2012. However the court clarified that it has not touched on the issue of marital rape.


TIMES OF INDIA NEWSPAPER



INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER


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