Minor Wife

Sex With Wife Below 18 Can Be Punished With Life Imprisonment: Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 13, 2017

The Supreme Court judgement criminalising sexual intercourse by a man with his minor wife can attract a jail term of 10 years under the India Penal Code or even a life term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Sex With Wife Below 18 Is Rape, Says Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 11, 2017

Sex with a wife below 18 is rape, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark decision to end an exception in the law for men married to girls who are above 15.

Plea On Marital Rape: High Court Seeks Centre's Response

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 12, 2016

The Delhi High Court has sought the government's response on PIL challenging a provision in the penal law which does not consider sexual intercourse of a man with his minor wife as rape.