US EditionRethinking Age of Consent: A Call for Legal Reform
INDIA, JUL 24 – Senior advocate Indira Jaising urges Supreme Court to exclude consensual sexual acts between adolescents aged 16 to 18 from prosecution amid a 180% rise in related cases since 2017.
- Indira Jaising has urged the Supreme Court to lower the statutory age of consent from 18 to 16 years in the Nipun Saxena v. Union of India case.
- Jaising argued that the increase in the age of consent lacks rational justification and violates adolescents' constitutional rights and autonomy.
- She called for a 'close-in-age' exception to exempt consensual acts between adolescents aged 16 to 18 from prosecution under POCSO and IPC.
- Jaising emphasized that criminalizing teen sexual activity undermines open dialogue and endangers their safety and dignity.
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Lower Age Of Consent To 16, Stop Criminalising Teen Love, Urges Advocate Indira Jaising To SC
Senior advocate Indira Jaising urged the Supreme Court to lower the age of consent from 18 to 16, arguing POCSO criminalises consensual adolescent relationships and violates constitutional rights.
Rethinking Age of Consent: A Call for Legal Reform
Senior advocate Indira Jaising urges the Supreme Court to lower the statutory age of consent from 18 to 16, citing constitutional rights and international norms. She argues current laws criminalize consensual adolescent relationships under POCSO, calling for legislative adjustments to distinguish between abuse and consensual acts.
Age Of Consent Should Remain 18; Judicial Discretion May Be Exercised In Adolescent Relationship Cases : Centre Tells Supreme Court
In written submissions filed before the Supreme Court in a PIL regarding improving response of Indian criminal justice system to sexual offences, the Union of India has opposed any move to reduce the...
‘Sexual Autonomy Is Human Dignity’: Senior Advocate Indira Jaising Urges Supreme Court To Lower Age Of Consent To 16 - The Commune
Senior advocate and amicus curiae Indira Jaising has urged the Supreme Court to reconsider the statutory age of consent in India, advocating for it to be lowered from 18 to 16 years. Her recommendation came in the form of written submissions in the ongoing matter of Nipun Saxena v. Union of India, where she is assisting the court. Jaising argued that the current legal provisions particularly the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (P…
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