CRIMINALISATION OF CONSENSUAL JUVENILE RELATIONSHIPS UNDER POCSO ACT: A DEFEATIST INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW

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  • Anjali Bhatia Author

Abstract

The POCSO Act criminalizes all sexual activities for those under the age of 18 even if consent given by minors. The act defines minors as those below the age of 18 therefore the consent of minors is no consent at all.

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2022-01-01

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CRIMINALISATION OF CONSENSUAL JUVENILE RELATIONSHIPS UNDER POCSO ACT: A DEFEATIST INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW. (2022). International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences, 11(10), 3398-3407. https://www.ijfans.org/index.php/Journal/article/view/11084