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India Supreme Court rules sex with child bride is rape
Source: BBC
India Supreme Court rules sex with child bride is rape
11 October 2017 India
India's Supreme Court has struck down a legal clause that permits men to have sex with their underage wives.
The clause, which was part of India's law on rape, said intercourse between a man and his wife was permissible as long as she was over 15 years of age.
The age of consent in India is 18, but marital rape is not considered an offence. The verdict has been hailed by women's rights activists.
However correspondents say that the order will be difficult to enforce.
The judgement said that girls under 18 would be able to charge their husbands with rape, as long as they complained within one year of being forced to have sexual relations.
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11 October 2017 India
India's Supreme Court has struck down a legal clause that permits men to have sex with their underage wives.
The clause, which was part of India's law on rape, said intercourse between a man and his wife was permissible as long as she was over 15 years of age.
The age of consent in India is 18, but marital rape is not considered an offence. The verdict has been hailed by women's rights activists.
However correspondents say that the order will be difficult to enforce.
The judgement said that girls under 18 would be able to charge their husbands with rape, as long as they complained within one year of being forced to have sexual relations.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41578800
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...if you're married, sex should be up to the partners in the marriage. A 15-year-old should be allowed to have consensual sex with his or her 18 year-old partner. Maybe India should change laws on the age they allow people to marry.
...I agree with that - consensual sex should be the guideline for all ages in a marriage.
