scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicAge of consent

Topic: age of consent

Refusing to junk POCSO case, how Delhi HC rejected exceptions for ‘near-majority consensual relations’

Vaibhav Pant -
At a time when courts are carving out exceptions on humanitarian grounds for 'consensual' relations between near-adult juveniles, Delhi HC has stuck to stricter interpretation of POCSO Act.

POCSO vs teen romance: As SC reviews age of consent, NCRB data shows 9 out of 10 youth get acquitted

Ruchi Bhattar -
Experts suggest that rather than a blanket law, courts should be empowered to deal with age of consent on a case-to-case basis.

Who was the Gujarati poet praised by Tennyson? The man behind India’s age of consent law

Urvish Kothari -
Behramji Malabari got support from the government to translate the Hibbert Lectures to Sanskrit, Bengali, Marathi, Hindi and Tamil.

Law panel recommends against bringing down age of consent under POCSO, cites child abuse, trafficking

Bhadra Sinha -
Commission suggests giving judiciary discretion to hand out reduced sentences. This comes when courts have been delivering conflicting rulings on sexual relationships involving minors.

Bombay HC’s views on lowering age of consent prudent. Accept reality, formulate sex-ed policies

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues.

While quashing rape case, Madhya Pradesh HC judge makes a case for lowering age of consent

Iram Siddique -
The single-judge bench said 'nowadays girls & boys reaching puberty early', urges govt to consider reducing age of consent from 18 to 16 to avoid ‘injustice caused to adolescent boys’.

How courts are ‘creatively interpreting’ grey zone between minors & consent in POCSO cases

Apoorva -
Last year, both the Bombay and Madras High Court noted there were issues with the POCSO Act and its harming teenagers in consensual relationships.

Don’t misread SC judgment, not all early-age marriages are forced

Madhu Mehra -
SC judgment on sex with minor wife should not be interpreted as a tool for parents and community leaders to “tame” rebellious daughters.

SC resolves age consent issue, but may have opened a can of worms

Enakshi Ganguly -
Will it now be mandatory to report sexual intercourse in child marriage as well?

The court has ruled a marital bedroom is not an inviolable space, but questions remain

Sanya Dhingra -
If a minor is incapable of grasping the meaning of consent, is she capable of grasping the meaning and implications of marriage? The government has...

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Sushant Sareen -
Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

+TFP

India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

Follow us

Copyright © 2025 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.