In a recent ruling, the Bombay HC stated that a man can face rape charges for engaging in sexual intercourse with his wife if she is under 18.

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Bombay High Court rules consensual sex with underage wife as ‘rape’

The defence of ‘consensual sex with wife’ is not available when the wife is aged below 18, observes Bombay High Court and upholds 10-year sentence imposed on accused

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Sexual intercourse with minor wife amounts to rape, says Bombay HC

The HC was hearing an appeal filed by a man challenging a verdict of a trial court, which convicted him under charges of rape and provisions of the POCSO Act.

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Consensual sex with minor wife is also rape: Bombay high court

The Bombay High Court upheld a 10-year sentence for a man accused of raping his minor wife, ruling that consensual sex with a minor, even in marriage, constitutes rape under the law.

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Consensual sex with minor wife is rape: High Court upholds 10-year jail for man

In a landmark ruling, Bombay High Court said that consensual sex with a minor wife constitutes rape, and such a legal defence cannot be accepted under the law.  📰 HC on Sex With Minor Wife: Man Having Consensual Sexual Intercourse With Wife Under 18 Can Be Booked for Rape, Says Bombay High Court.

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HC on Sex With Minor Wife: Man Having Consensual Sexual Intercourse With Wife Under 18 Can Be Booked for Rape, Says Bombay High Court | 📰 LatestLY

The bench upheld a 10-year imprisonment sentence granted to a man by a trial court.

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Sexual intercourse with minor wife is rape: Bombay High Court

Mumbai: Non-consensual intercourse with a wife who is below 18 years of age constitutes the offence of rape, the Bombay High Court said while upholding the conviction of a man sentenced to 10 years for the crime. The Nagpur bench of Justice G A Sanap, in an order passed on November 12, dismissed the 24-year-old man’s appeal challenging the 2021 judgment of a sessions court holding him guilty under the provisions of the Protection of Children fro…

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Non-consensual intercourse with minor wife is rape, says HC

Mumbai (Maharashtra): In a welcome move by the Bombay High Court, the Court clearly said on Friday that, sex with minor wife is rape. According to reports, the Bombay High Court bench said that sexual intercourse between a man and his wife who is below 18 years would constitute rape even it it is consensual. Earlier in the case of Independent Thought vs Union of India and another, the Supreme Court had given the same judgement as the Bombay High…

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Sex with minor wife is rape says Bombay High Court, see details here

Home  News Consensual sex with minor wife is rape: Bombay High Court           The bench, led by Justice G.A. Sanap, emphasized that the age of consent is 18 years or older.                            
Consensual sex with minor wife is rape: Bombay High Court Consensual sex with a minor wife constitutes rape, and any attempt to legally justify such actions will not be tolerated by the law, the Bombay High Court has ruled. The Nagpur division of …

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Consensual sex with minor wife is rape: Bombay High Court – The Times of Bengal

The man, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail by the sessions court, claimed since the victim was his wife, their sexual relationship cannot be termed as rape.

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