High Court Justice Bharti Dangre also expressed concern over the increasing cases of POCSO.
The Bombay High Court has given important suggestions on reducing the legal age limit for consensual sex. The High Court has observed that many countries have lowered the age of consent for adolescent boys and girls to have sex. Now the time has come that our country and the Parliament should also pay attention to the happenings around the world and consider it.
In India, the age of consensual sex was 16 from 1940 to 2012. After the introduction of the POCSO Act, the age of consent was raised to 18 years, which is perhaps one of the highest ages globally.
The High Court expressed concern over the increasing cases of POCSO
A single bench of High Court Justice Bharti Dangre expressed concern over the increasing number of criminal cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. Justice Dangre said, “Here the accused are punished even when the victims themselves say that they were in a consensual relationship.”
Justice Dangre said that a 20-year-old boy who has sex with a girl who is 17 years and 364 days old will be found guilty of raping her, even if the girl has categorically admitted that she too had sex. was equally involved.
Justice Dangre said that in most countries the age of consent is between 14 and 16 years.
Released a young man who had a relationship with the consent of a minor
The high court made the observation on an appeal filed by a 25-year-old man challenging the February 2019 order of a special court. The special court convicted him for raping a 17-year-old girl.
The boy and the girl had claimed that they were in a consensual relationship. Justice Bharti Dangre set aside the order of conviction of the special court and acquitted the accused and ordered the immediate release of the accused from jail.
Separate the age of consensual relationship from the age of marriage
The High Court said that the age of consensual relationship should be distinguished from the age of marriage. In many countries, the age of consent has been increased through different laws. Most countries set the age of consent between 14 and 16.
In countries such as Germany, Italy, Portugal and Hungary, children as young as 14 are considered competent to consent to sex. The age of consent is 16 in London and Wales and 13 in Japan.
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High Court Justice Bharti Dangre also expressed concern over the increasing cases of POCSO.
The Bombay High Court has given important suggestions on reducing the legal age limit for consensual sex. The High Court has observed that many countries have lowered the age of consent for adolescent boys and girls to have sex. Now the time has come that our country and the Parliament should also pay attention to the happenings around the world and consider it.
In India, the age of consensual sex was 16 from 1940 to 2012. After the introduction of the POCSO Act, the age of consent was raised to 18 years, which is perhaps one of the highest ages globally.
The High Court expressed concern over the increasing cases of POCSO
A single bench of High Court Justice Bharti Dangre expressed concern over the increasing number of criminal cases related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. Justice Dangre said, “Here the accused are punished even when the victims themselves say that they were in a consensual relationship.”
Justice Dangre said that a 20-year-old boy who has sex with a girl who is 17 years and 364 days old will be found guilty of raping her, even if the girl has categorically admitted that she too had sex. was equally involved.
Justice Dangre said that in most countries the age of consent is between 14 and 16 years.
Released a young man who had a relationship with the consent of a minor
The high court made the observation on an appeal filed by a 25-year-old man challenging the February 2019 order of a special court. The special court convicted him for raping a 17-year-old girl.
The boy and the girl had claimed that they were in a consensual relationship. Justice Bharti Dangre set aside the order of conviction of the special court and acquitted the accused and ordered the immediate release of the accused from jail.
Separate the age of consensual relationship from the age of marriage
The High Court said that the age of consensual relationship should be distinguished from the age of marriage. In many countries, the age of consent has been increased through different laws. Most countries set the age of consent between 14 and 16.
In countries such as Germany, Italy, Portugal and Hungary, children as young as 14 are considered competent to consent to sex. The age of consent is 16 in London and Wales and 13 in Japan.