Marriage does not bar POCSO prosecution if wife is under 18, says Kerala HC
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Kochi ∙ Having physical intercourse with a girl below the age of 18, even if she is a wife, is a crime under the POCSO Act, the High Court has said. Palakkad.High Court, Crime, POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences), Palakkad News, Ernakulam News, Latest News, Kerala News, POCSO, High Court.
The High Court has said that having sex with a girl under the age of 18, even if she is a wife, is a crime under the POCSO Act.
Marriage does not bar POCSO prosecution if wife is under 18, says Kerala HC
Justice Jobin Sebastian dismissed the petition filed by the accused seeking to quash criminal proceedings against him on charges of kidnapping, rape, repeated sexual assault on a child, and storage of pornographic content involving a child under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, and the POCSO Act.
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The Kerala High Court ruled that s*xual intercourse with a wife under 18 attracts charges under POCSO and IPC rape laws. Rejecting a plea to quash proceedings, the court affirmed that personal law or marriage does not grant immunity from statutory child protection laws when a spouse is a minor. Scroll below to know more. 📰 Muslim Man Having S*x With Minor Wife Liable Under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court.
Thiruvananthapuram: The High Court has ruled that having sexual intercourse with a girl below the age of 18, even if she is a wife, is a crime under the POCSO Act. Justice Jobin Sebastian made this clarification while dismissing a petition filed by a 27-year-old man seeking quashing of further proceedings in a rape case registered by the Palakkad Mannarkkad police. The petitioner argued that further proceedings in the case would not be valid sin…
Kochi: The High Court has ruled that physical intercourse with a girl below the age of 18, even if she is the wife, is a crime under the POCSO Act. Since those below the age of 18 are not minors, POCSO...
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