Tag: minor wife

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said sex with wife below 18 years of age is rape, striking down the provision of criminal law that permitted sex with wife aged between 15 and 18. The husband is liable to be prosecuted if the woman files a complaint within a year of the sexual act, the Supreme Court said. The landmark order comes at a time when the apex court is already hearing petitions calling for marital rape to be declared crime and a debate over the age of consent. The...