Context
In a Judgement by the Delhi High Court, it has remarked that the intention of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was to protect children below the age of 18 from sexual exploitation and not to criminalise consensual relationships between young adults.
About
What is the issue?
There is thus a compelling need for law reform to revise the age of consent and prevent the criminalization of older adolescents engaging in factually consensual and non-exploitative acts.
Few Other Interpretations:
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What is the purpose of the ‘Minimum Age’ of sexual consent?
What are the options available to victims in such matters?
Provisions of the laws relevant to the situation:
Changing scenario:
Global Scenario:
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Verifying, please be patient.