Age of consent under POCSO perhaps highest globally; high time India takes note of global scenario: Bombay HC
Thursday, 13 July 2023 The Bombay HC has said that several countries have reduced the age of consent for adolescents to enter into a consensual sexual relationship and it is high time our country and Parliament are also cognizant of the happenings around the world.A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre expressed concern over the increasing number of criminal cases under the POCSO Act, where the accused are castigated even when the victims, being adolescents, maintain they were in a consensual relationship.
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Thursday, 13 July 2023
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