New Delhi: Consensual sex with a girl, who is below 18 years of age, would not amount to an offence under the newly enacted Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, a Delhi court has

Hyderabad: The recent Madras High Court ruling on what constitutes a marriage has created more confusion in the already confusing area of sexual relationships.While the court was right in ruling that

Chennai: Widening the definition of  marriage, the  Madras  High Court ruled on Monday that  if a single woman  over 18 and a single man over 21 indulged in consensual sex they could  be considered m

The proposed law to raise the age of consent for sex from 16 years to 18 would be 'undemocratic' and a 'backward' step, a Delhi court has said, adding that it would also give a 'tool' to the police

New Delhi: A pathbreaking Bill dealing exclusively with sexual offences against children was passed by the Union Cabinet on Thursday providing for a jail term upto seven years and a fine of Rs 50,000