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Is dating a minor illegal in india ?
04-Jul-2024 (In Criminal Law)
In India, a minor girl is anyone under the age of 18, which is a key threshold in many legal areas. Specifically, the age of consent for sexual activity is set at 18 years. This means that any sexual activity with a person below 18 is legally considered statutory rape, even if it?s consensual. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act strictly enforces this to protect minors from sexual exploitation and abuse. So, dating or engaging in sexual acts with someone under 18 can lead to serious legal consequences.
If you have physical relationship with any woman below the age of 16 years, them it is considered as a crime. Since the girl you love is a minor but above 16 years, any consensual relationship between you two will not be a crime. However it is advised to be precautious as any complain against you by her or her family may give rise to criminal proceedings against you.
Whoever, by any means whatsoever, induces any minor girl under the age of eighteen years to go from any place or to do any act with intent that such girl may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall be punishable with imprisonment which may.It is presumed that a person is incapable of consenting to sexual activity below the age of consent. Therefore, any sexual activity before this age is equated to statutory rape.
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